Winners of the 2025 edition of the IAA Leadership Awards were announced in Mumbai on 7 August.

Prasoon Joshi, chairperson - APAC, McCann Worldgroup, CEO and CCO, McCann India, was inducted into IAA's 'Hall of Fame' during the event.

Mohit Joshi, chief executive officer, Havas Media Network India, was awarded the 'Media Agency Head of the Year', while the 'Creative Agency Head of the Year' was Senthil Kumar, chief creative officer, VML India. 

Kevin Vaz, CEO, JioStar Entertainment Business, won the 'Media Person of the Year'.

The 'Business Leader of the Year' was Uday Kotak, founder and director, Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Ramesh Narayan, founder, Canco Advertising, won IAA's 'Force for Good'.

The 'Brand Endorser of the Year' (Male) went to Kartik Aaryan, while Tripti Dimri won the 'Brand Endorser of the Year' (Female) accolade.

Here are all the winners from the night:

Mobile Services: Robin Liu (OnePlus India)

Auto Two-wheeler (including EV): Yogesh Mathur (Honda Motorcyle and Scooter India)

Auto Passenger Vehicle (EV + UV): Nalinikanth Gollagunta (Mahindra Group)

FMCG (Food): Jayen Mehta (Amul)

Consumer Durables: Pradeep Bakshi (Voltas)

FMCG (Beverages): Jagrut Kotecha (Pepsico India Holdings)

FMCG (Homecare): Srinandan Sundaram (Unilever)

Retail: P Venkatesalu (Trent) 

UPI: Sameer Nigam (PhonePe)

OTT: Karan Bedi (Amazon MX Player)

Consumer Health: Ajay Khanna (Herbalife)

Banking: Ashok Chandra (Punjab National Bank)