Unveiling 40 Under 40 Marketing Masters Who Are Changing The Game

The importance of effective marketing is continued to be imperative to drive the business outcomes across the industries. Moreover, in today’s digital-intensive time, a well-crafted marketing strategy is the cornerstone of organisational success.

At the outset, BW Marketing World in association with BW Businessworld has recognised the self-driven and most-innovative new-gen marketers. For the second edition of the annual initiative named BW Marketing World 40 Under 40, over 150 nominations were received from diverse sectors. 

Changing Role Of CMOs 

According to most of the veterans from the fraternity and thought leaders, the lines between the roles of Chief Business Officers (CBOs) and CMOs are blurring. The decision makers of marketing are now at the forefront of driving the growth outcomes for their respective companies.

Advancement in technology has not come as a surprise and most of the marketers believe that the point of view and the power of intuition cannot be replaced. 

Regardless of the sector, 40 marketing leaders under the age of 40 were awarded who understand consumer dynamic behaviour and insights, embrace data-backed results and customer-centric marketing bringing long-term growth and business excellence.

Know The Process 

Entries were received from legacy conglomerates as well as from the startups spanning across plethora of sectors that includes FMCG, entertainment, BFSI, insurance, consumer tech, healthtech and many more.

Before presenting their body of work and milestones before the jurors, 123 nominations were screened and shortlisted.  

The Jurors

The 2023 jurors list includes names such as Deepali Naair, Group CMO, CK Birla Group; Charu Kishnani, Executive Vice President Marketing, CarDekho Group; Rahul Singh, VP and Head of Marketing, SAP India; Gaurav Mehta, CMO, Noise; Shubhranshu Singh, Vice President, Marketing, Domestic and IB, Tata Motors; Arvind R.P, CMO, McDonald’s India; Amit Doshi, CMO, Britannia; Sai Narayan, CMO, Policybazaar; Manish Sinha, CMO, Sterlite Technologies; Ajay Kakar, Brand & Marketing Strategist; Rajat Abbi, VP - Global Marketing India, Chief Marketing Officer - Greater India, Schneider Electric; Arvind Saxena, Sr. GM & Head - Marketing & Corporate Communications, NEC Corporation India and Jyoti Kumar Bansal, Chief Branding Communication, CSR, Sustainability, Tata Power. 

The young army of marketers who have joined the elite club of BW Marketing World 40 Under 40, 2023 will be the future trend setters and narrative leaders of marketing in India and globally.

Winners