The jury meeting of the 6th edition of ‘exchange4media PR and Corp Comm Women Achievers Awards 2025’ was held virtually on Friday, May 8, 2026. This year we received more than 80 entries and recommended a few, among which the jury selected the best among the rest to be a part of the grand event.
Exchange4media PR and Corp Comm Women Achievers Summit and Awards 2025 salutes the formidable spirit of women in the public relations, marketing, public promotion and communication industry. The Women Achievers Awards are a celebration of women and the contribution of their relentless pursuit of excellence in the field of public relations and communications. Throughout the sixth edition, Exchange4media will identify, recognize and congratulate women leaders who are shaping the industry through their incredible work. Through this initiative we will also praise agencies and corporations that are doing extraordinary work in promoting causes such as gender diversity and women’s empowerment in their work culture. Additionally, our other initiative, the Best Organization for Women’s Empowerment initiative, honors agencies and corporations that are doing notable work in fostering gender diversity in their work culture.
The jury was made up of prominent public relations and corporate communications industry leaders. It was chaired by
- Richard Rekhy, vice president of Grant Thornton
- Dr. Aruna Sharma, Professional Development Economist
Other eminent members of the jury are:
- Dr. Samir Kapur, Director of Public Relations at Adfactors
- Abhishek Gulyani, Managing Director India and Head of Corporate Affairs, Asia Pacific, Zeno Group
- Nandini Chatterjee, Strategic Corporate Brand and Communications Advisor,
- Neelu Khatri, former co-founder of Akasa Air
- Seema Ahuja, former Global Head of Corporate Brand and Communications, Biocon Group and Biocon Biologics
- Bipasha Chakrabarti, Corporate Communications Director, Meta
- Ambereen Ali Shah, Director of Corporate Communications, Nestlé
- Ajey Maharaj, Head of Corporate Communications and Public Relations, Fortis Healthcare
- Pradeep wadhwa, founder, Kritical Edge
- Priya Patankar, Head of Communications, PhonePe
- Priyanka Gulati, Partner, Grant Thornton
- Jasrita Dhir, Vice President of Brand and Communications, Ashoka University
- Chetan Mahajan, Founder and CEO, Mavericks
- Jyotsna Dash Nanda, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Communications, DS Group
- Hemali Mahajan, CEO of GCI Health
- Nandini Basu, Vice President, Corporate Communications, ITC
- Nida Paloba, corporate communications and CSR leader, Sanofi
- Sayantani Roy, Chief Strategy Officer, PR Expert at Havas Red
- Surangana Chatterjee, Senior Director – Brand, Communication & Corporate Citizenship, Global Services, fiserv
- Amrit Anand, Associate Director and Head of Corporate Communications, Zupee
The jury was divided into three separate virtual groups where they evaluated the nominations based on several criteria, including their leadership skills, roles and responsibilities, achievements, impact, future potential and proven contribution to the industry. Jurors independently inspected each entry and examined them based on their respective judging parameters. Jurors virtually debated who should make the final cut.
They were attracted by participants who had a clear vision of their work, its presentation, the nature of the articulation of their work and their achievements. Along with the forms, the jury reviewed the shortlisted nominations and recommended names that displayed a relevant, specialized, integrated and innovative PR and communications approach and conceptualized something distinctive that received a lot of attention. The names of the final winners will be announced on the day of the on-ground summit and awards ceremony on May 21, 2026.
