IMPACT CMO 40 Under 40 celebrates future faces of the industry
The list recognises leaders who have demonstrated exceptional talent, innovation, and leadership in the marketing field, and are under 40 years of age
IMPACT CMO 40 Under 40, 2024, today honoured the best marketing professionals in a glittering ceremony in Delhi that saw eminent leaders and industry experts gather. Together they celebrated the remarkable achievements of the future faces of the marketing industry. Laqshya Media Group was the Presenting Partner, The Hindu Group and AajTak were Gold Partners, while Salesforce was the AI & Data Partner for the event.
The second edition of the list recognized leaders who are under 40 years of age and who have demonstrated exceptional skills, innovation, and leadership in the marketing field. It put the spotlight on individuals who have made a significant impact with their groundbreaking work, shaping the industry’s landscape.
The list saw a representation of both men and women achievers from across sectors. There are eight women who’ve made it to the list while the number of men is 27 totaling to 35, a slight deviation from 40 names last year, in a bid by the jury to confine the list to the crème de la crème of the industry. The FMCG sector saw the highest representation with a total of 13 winners, followed by BFSI and Digital Platforms with seven and six winners respectively. The list also witnessed three winners from Consumer Durables industry, and two each from Healthcare-Pharmaceutical and Retail. The Automobile and Jewellery industries had one winner each.
The list was put together by a jury of most esteemed industry leaders, led by CVL Srinivas, Country Manager – India, WPP. Other eminent names on the jury were Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & exchange4media (Co-jury Chair); Sanjay Trehan, Digital & New Media Advisor; Bobby Pawar, Advisor, Consultant. Former Chairman and CCO Havas Group India; Preeti Reddy. Former CEO & Chairwoman- South Asia, Insights Division, Kantar; Rajesh Ramakrishna, Independent Consultant and Coach & Former MD, Perfetti Van Melle India; Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar, Creative Consultant & Former CCO, Contract Advertising; Debraj Tripathy, Marketing Communication Consultant; Dhruv Dhawan, Head of Ads, Disney+Hotstar; Janardan Pandey, Founder - Nett Value Media & Director - Metier Media; Kanika Mittal, Country Manager, Taboola India; Sankalp Mehrotra, Vice President of Monetization, Flipkart; Garima Khandelwal, Former CCO, Mullen Lintas; Nikhil Kumar, Chief Growth Officer, Mediasmart; Tarun Ummat, Managing Director, India – Teads and Neeta Nair, Editor, IMPACT Magazine.
Please find the full list of winners below. (It is a list, not ranking).
