IAA Appoints Avinash Pandey As President

In the Annual General Meeting, Free Press Journal Group director Abhishek Karnani, media industry veteran Nandini Dias, and chairman of Another Idea Jaideep Gandhi are chosen as honorary treasurer and secretary, respectively

At the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association's annual general meeting (AGM), Avinash Pandey, CEO of ABP Network, has been chosen president for the years 2022–2023 (IAA). Free Press Journal Group director Abhishek Karnani, media industry veteran Nandini Dias, and chairman of Another Idea Jaideep Gandhi are chosen as honorary treasurer and secretary, respectively. Megha Tata is the most recent president.

Srinivasan K Swamy (chairman and managing director, R K Swamy), Shreyams Kumar (managing director, Mathrubhumi Group), Prasanth Kumar (CEO-South Asia, GroupM), Anant Goenka (executive director, The Indian Express Group), and Janak Sarda are amongst those chosen to the management committee (managing director, Deshdoot Media Group).

Nina Elavia Jaipuria (head – Hindi and Kids TV Network, Viacom18), the creator of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, Neeraj Roy, the group CEO of Eros Media World PLC, Kranti Gada, the president of new business opportunities at Shemaroo Entertainment, and I. Venkat is the member co-opted at the inaugural managing committee meeting (director, Eenadu Group).

Ramesh Narayan, the founder of Canco Advertising, Neena Dasgupta, the CEO and director of Zirca Digital Solutions, Rana Barua, the chief executive officer of Havas Group India, Partha Sinha, the president of The Times of India Group, Bhaskar Das, and Mitrajit Bhattacharya, the founder and president of The Horologists are among those invited to the managing committee. Sam Balsara, chairman and managing director of Madison Communications; Alok Jalan, managing director of Laqshya Media Group; Rahul Johri, president of business in South Asia; Rajeev Beotra, executive director of HT Media; Kevin Vaz, head of Network Entertainment Channels; Disney Star Crayons Advertising managing director Kunal Lalani, Intelligent Insights founder Ashok Venkatramani, Indira Television director Rani Reddy, and Sambad Group managing director Monica Nayyar Patnaik.

From 76 nations, including the top 10 economies in the world, the IAA has corporate members, organisational members, educational affiliates, 56 chapters with individual members, and young professionals. IAA has had its main office in New York for more than 80 years.

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