Ahead of the awards night on May 23, 2025, Kyoorius has announced the Jury Chairs and Co-Chairs for Kyoorius Creative Awards 2025 across eight categories, who not only exemplify creative excellence, but are also armed with an impeccable reputation from not just their peers, but the industry itself.
The role and responsibility of the Jury Chairs and Co-Chairs will be to lead their respective juries by setting the tone and standards for the judging process, and ensuring that the jury adheres to the judging criteria. They will strive towards fairness in deliberations, and to reflect the essence of the Kyoorius Creative Awards– each work gets judged on its own merit.
The Chairs and Co-Chairs for the 2025 Kyoorius Creative Awards are:
- Integrated, Commerce, Media, PR, B2B
Chair: Prasoon Joshi, Chairperson, McCann Worldgroup
Co-Chair: Sandipan Bhattacharya, CCO- SA and Managing Director- India, Grey Worldwide India
- Branded Content, Gaming, Direct, Experimental
Chair: Paul Nagy, CCO – APAC, VML
Co-Chair: Jung A Kim, CCO, Innocean Worldwide
- Digital + Social + Tech, Digital Craft
Chair: Rajdeepak Das, CCO Publicis Groupe South Asia & Chairman, Leo, South Asia
Co-Chair: Binaifer Dulani, Creative and Founding Partner, Talented
- Film, Broadcast
Chair: Kainaz Karmakar, CCO, Ogilvy India
Co-Chair: Swati Bhattacharya, Global Head, Godrej Creative Lab
- Film Craft
Chair: Ashish Khazanchi, Managing Partner and CCO, Enormous
Co-Chair: Rahul Mathew, CCO, DDB Mudra Group
- Press, Outdoor, Radio + Audio, Regional, Industry Craft
Chair: Surjo Dutt, CCO, Dentsu Creative India
Co-Chair: Mayur Hola, VP Brand, Swiggy
- Health & Pharma
Chair: Geet Rathi, Independent Creative Director and Design Director
- Creativity for Good, ZEE Equality Award
Chair: Anupama Ramaswamy, Jt MD and CCO, Havas Creative India
Co-Chair: Manish Bhatt, Founder Director, Scarecrow M&C Saatchi
That said, the composition of each jury will be announced in the coming days as judging for KCA 2025 is slated to begin on April 24, 2025. Presented by ZEE, the KCA 2025 Awards Night is scheduled to take place at the Jio World Convention Centre, BKC, Mumbai, on May 23, 2025.
Sharing his views on the Jury Chair and Co-Chair announcement, Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder CEO, Kyoorius, said, “Achievements, merit, credibility and integrity are just some of the factors that help us curate our Chairs and Co-Chairs. These individuals have created breakthrough work, set new benchmarks, and know what it takes to push the industry forward. With their expertise, every entry will be judged with the insight, rigour, and respect it deserves.”
