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  • IAA India chapter announces its managing committee lineup

    IAA India chapter announces its managing committee lineup

    Mumbai: The International Advertising Association (IAA) India chapter on Friday announced its managing committee lineup for the financial year 2021-22. The members co-opted and invited to the committee were announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) chaired by Discovery Communications India – South Asia MD and the recently re-elected president Megha Tata.

    “I am delighted to bring together such a wonderful mix of enthusiastic, experienced,  diversity in gender and industry-wide representation to the mancom this year. Together we hope to continue to be the beacon of light of our industry,” said Tata.

    The mancom members are: Madison Communications Pvt Ltd chairman & managing director Sam Balsara; Republic TV group president Dr Bhaskar Das; Viacom18 Media head – Hindi and kids TV network Nina Elavia Jaipuria; Laqshya Media Group managing director Alok Jalan; Orient Electric Ltd business unit head of appliances Salil Kappoor; The Advertising Club, Madras past president and independent communication consultant Anbuchezhiyan K; Mathrubhumi PTG & PBG Co Ltd managing director MV Shreyams Kumar; Canco Advertising Pvt Ltd founder Ramesh Narayan; Pantaloons CEO Sangeeta Pendurkar; India Today Group’s TV Today Network & Radio CEO Rahul Shaw; Hungama Digital Media founder and CEO Neeraj Roy; EENADU director I Venkat; Intelligent Insights Pvt Ltd founder Ashok Venkatramani; The Horologists founder and president Mitrajit Bhattacharya; Barc India CEO Nakul Chopra; The Times of India Group president Partha Sinha; Zirca Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd CEO and director Neena Dasgupta, and Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd COO Kranti Gada.

    At the AGM held on 24 September, Eros International Media Ltd group CEO and executive director Pradeep Dwivedi was re-elected vice president. The other elected office bearers are – Lodestar UM CEO Nandini Dias as honorary secretary and The Free Press Journal director Abhishek Karnani as honorary treasurer.

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd managing director & CEO Punit Goenka will continue as a member of the managing committee as the immediate past president.

    The other elected members of the managing committee were: Another Idea founder Jaideep Gandhi;  The Indian Express Ltd executive director Anant Goenka; ABP Network CEO Avinash Pandey; Deshdoot Media Group managing director Janak Sarda, and GroupM South Asia CEO Prasanth Kumar.

    The co-opted members were: Havas Group India CEO Rana Barua; Dentsu Aegis Network CEO-APAC and chairman India Ashish Bhasin; Amar Ujala Publications Ltd president of marketing Rajiv Kental; Indira Television Ltd director Rani Reddy;

    R K SWAMY Hansa & IAA Presidents’ Council chairman and IAA Global immediate past chairman & world president Srinivasan K Swamy.

    Headquartered in New York, the IAA is a globally-focused integrated advertising trade association with membership representing advertising agencies and the media. The association comprises corporate members, organisational members, educational affiliates, as well as 56 chapters with individual members and young professionals from 76 countries and is over 80 years old.

  • Punit Goenka elected​ President of IAA India Chapter

    Punit Goenka elected​ President of IAA India Chapter

     MUMBAI, September 24, 2018: Punit Goenka, Managing Director & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) was unanimously elected President of the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) at its AGM held on 24th September 2018 in Mumbai.

    Shashi Sinha, CEO, IPG Media Brands India was elected Vice President. The office bearers ​would be Pradeep Dwivedi, CEO, Sakal Media Group, Hon. Secretary, Jaideep Gandhi, Founder, Another Idea, Hon. Treasurer, and Ramesh Narayan Immediate Past President. ​

    The Members of the Managing Committee elected include Megha Tata COO BTVI, Janak Sarda Director Deshdhoot Group, M.V.Shreyams Kumar JMD Mathrubhumi Group, I.Venkat Director Eenadu, Abhishek Karnani Director Free Press Journal. The list of members co-opted and invited to the Managing Committee will be shortly announced.

    Punit Goenka has just relinquished office after a much-acclaimed term as President of the IBF.

    During his tenure as MD & CEO, ZEE has won several awards including the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award 2015, IMC Fusion Award 2013 for Excellence in Media, Businessworld Infocom ICT Award 2012 and many more.

    Punit Goenka was conferred the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Media’ award at the Managing India Awards hosted by AIMA in 2018. He has also received Business Today ‘Best CEO Award’ in the Media and Entertainment category for 2016, MIPTV’s Médaille d'Honneur Award 2016, Economic Times ‘40 Under Forty’ India’s Hottest Business Leaders Award 2014, the ‘Young CEO Award’ by CEO India magazine in 2015 and the IAA Leadership Award 2014 under the category of ‘Media Person of the Year Award’. Goenka has also been recognized as the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ during the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2014. Punit was felicitated as the ‘IMPACT Person of the Year’ in 2014.

    Speaking on his new role as the President of IAA, Mr. Goenka said, “It is an honour for me to take over the mantle of leading the India Chapter of IAA. I am humbled by the faith and trust that my friends and colleagues from the Industry have bestowed on me. It will be my sincere endeavour to work towards strengthening the India Chapter of this prestigious association, taking up initiatives that address key industry concerns and are aimed at enhancing the ecosystem.”

    Outgoing President Ramesh Narayan said "I am delighted that Punit Goenka is taking over as President IAA. His well-known leadership skills and the respect he commands in our industry will undoubtedly take the IAA India Chapter to greater heights. Shashi Sinha is a doyen of the advertising industry and a known performer in industry Associations. The combination is unbeatable.”

    Srinivasan Swamy, President Elect IAA Global and Chairman, RK Swamy BBDO said "Punit Goenka is wonderful leader to have in the year when India will host the 44th. IAA World Congress in Kochi in February 2019. I am very happy that such a distinguished person has taken over the responsibility of leading IAA. It augurs well for the India Chapter.”