Kyoorius has officially revealed the jury for the highly anticipated Kyoorius Creative Awards 2025. The selected jury members are recognised industry leaders, chosen for their expertise, experience, and unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of creativity.
Their collective knowledge will play a crucial role in evaluating the diverse range of entries, ensuring that the awards maintain their high standards of excellence.
The Kyoorius Creative Awards continue to be a prestigious platform for celebrating groundbreaking work across the creative industries, and the 2025 edition promises to uphold this legacy by recognizing outstanding achievements in creativity and innovation.
Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder and CEO of Kyoorius, said, “The Kyoorius Creative Awards have always stood for integrity and creative excellence. We take the time to get the jury right, ensuring an inclusive panel that truly represents the breadth of talent in the industry. With diverse perspectives coming together, we’re excited to see how this year’s jury upholds our commitment to recognising work that truly leaves its mark.”
Here’s the list of the overall jury, by the disciplines they’ll be judging:
Integrated, Commerce, Media, PR, B2B:
- Prasoon Joshi, Chairperson, McCann Worldgroup
- Sandipan Bhattacharyya, CCO – SA & Managing Director – India, Grey Worldwide India Pvt Ltd
- Hephzibah Pathak, Executive Chairperson, Ogilvy India
- Vikram Pandey, CCO, Leo India
- Kavita Chaturvedi, Chief Operating Officer – Snacks, Noodles & Pasta, ITC Foods Division
- Theresa Ong, Head of Creative Shop, SEA & India, Meta
- Aalap Desai, Co-Founder & CCO, tgthr
- Gautam Reghunath, Co-Founder & CEO, Talented
- Prajato Guha Thakurta, Co-Founder & CCO, Manja
Branded Content, Gaming, Direct, Experimental:
- Paul Nagy, CCO – APAC, VML
- Jung A Kim, CCO, Innocean Worldwide
- Vasudha Misra, President, MullenLowe Lintas Group
- Umma Saini, CCO, Schbang
- Shriram Iyer, Co-Founder, ZeroFifty Mediaworks
- Giamaria Fernandes, NCD – West, Dentsu Creative Webchutney
- Pallavi Chakravarti, Founder & CCO, Fundamental
- Hemant Sharma, Executive Creative Director (Copy), Ogilvy India
- Kali Sayak Mukherjee, Creative Marketing Head, Amazon Prime Video India
Digital + Social + Tech, Digital Craft:
- Rajdeepak Das, CCO Publicis Groupe SA & Chairman, Leo, SA
- Binaifer Dulani, Creative & Founding Partner, Talented
- Julie Jihyun Kang, CEO & Managing Partner, Serviceplan Korea
- Kartikeya Tiwari, Digital Creative Partner, FCB Group India
- Shikha Gupta, Independent Creative Director, Self Employed
- Ajeet Shukla, NCD, Dentsu Creative Webchutney West
- Pooja Ambulkar, Creative Director, Accenture GN Song
- Sidharth Singh, Sr Manager – Countlines & Gifting, Mondelez India
- Soven Mandal, ECD, Mediamonks India
Film, Broadcast:
- Kainaz Karmakar, CCO, Ogilvy India
- Swati Bhattacharya, Global Head, Godrej Creative Lab
- Kalpesh Patankar, Group Chief Creative Officer – VML India, VML
- Adarsh Atal, Group Chief Creative Officer, Tilt Brand Solutions
- Garima Khandelwal, Founder and Creative Director, BusyPeople
- Mayuresh Dubhashi, CCO, FCB India
- Roshni Kavina, NCD, Saatchi & Saatchi India
- Sumeli Chatterjee, Category Head, Sparkling Flavours, India & Southwest Asia, The Coca Cola Company
- Veronica Copestake, Creative Director, DDB Aotearoa
Film Craft:
- Ashish Khazanchi, Managing Partner & CCO, Enormous
- Rahul Mathew, CCO, DDB Mudra Group
- Afshan Hussain Shaikh, Director & Founder, Not Bad Films
- Akanksha Seda, Director, Good Morning Film
- Shirsha Guha Thakurta, Founder & Director, Oink Films
- Surya Balakrishnan, Co-Founder & Director, Footloose Films
- Aakash Bhatia, Co-Founder & Director, LoudMouth
- Dilshara Jayamanna, CCO & Film Director, DEFY
- Rajay Singh, Film Director & Founder, Think Tank Group of Companies (S.E.A)
Press, Outdoor, Radio + Audio, Regional, Industry Craft:
- Surjo Dutt, CCO, Dentsu Creative India
- Mayur Hola, VP Brand, Swiggy
- Raj Kamble, Founder & CCO, Famous Innovations
- Suchitra Gahlot, NCD, FCB Ulka
- Shruthi Subramaniam, Sr. Creative Director, BBDO India
- Chockalingam S, Co-Founder & Director, Opn Advertising Pvt Ltd
- Nilay Moonje, Creative Head & ECD, Sideways
- Yash Kulshresth, Co-Founder & CCO, ^a t o m network
- Yash Modi, Copywriter & Senior Creative Director, VML
Health & Pharma:
- Geet Rathi, Independent Creative Director and Design Director, Self Employed
- Praful Akali, MD, Medulla Communications
- Juneston Mathana, ECD, Ogilvy
- Lyndon Louis, ECD, McCann Health India
- Sachin Talwalkar, CCO, Havas Life India
Creativity for Good, ZEE Equality Award:
- Anupama Ramaswamy, Jt MD & CCO, Havas Creative India
- Manish Bhatt, Founder Director, Scarecrow M&C Saatchi
- Asha Kharga, Chief Customer & Brand Officer and Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra Group
- Harshada Menon, ECD, DDB India
- Oindrila Roy, Managing Director, Publicis India
- Rohan Mehta, CEO, FCB Kinnect and FCB/SIX India
- Yatnesh Pandey, VP-Marketing, Greenply Industries Limited
Judging is set to begin on 24 April 2025. The winners will be announced at the Kyoorius Creative Awards Night on 24 May 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, BKC, Mumbai.
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