Humbled at the love bestowed by industry:Raj Nayak on Ad Club re-election

At the recently concluded annual general meeting, The Advertising Club elected its New Managing Committee. As reported by AdGully on September 16, 2016, Raj Nayak, CEO, Colors, has been unanimously elected as The Ad Club President for the second consecutive term.

The New Managing Committee is as follows:

  • President – Raj Nayak, CEO, Colors, Viacom18 Media
  • Vice President – Vikram Sakhuja, Group CEO, Media and OOH, Madison Communications
  • Secretary – Ajay Kakar, Chief Marketing Officer, Financial Services, Aditya Birla Group
  • Jt. Secretary – Bhaskar Das, Group CEO, Zee Media Corporation
  • Treasurer – Shashi Sinha, CEO, IPG Mediabrands
  • Office Bearer – Ashish Sehgal, COO, Zee Unimedia
  • Member – Mitrajit Bhattacharya, President and Publisher, Chitralekha Group
  • Member – Partha Sinha, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, McCann Worldgroup
  • Member – Pradeep Dwivedi, Chief Corporate Sales & Marketing Officer, Dainik Bhaskar Group | DB Corp
  • Member – Ramesh Narayan, Managing Director, Canco Advertising
  • Member – Vikas Khanchandani, Chief Business Officer, Reliance Broadcast Network
  • Member – Viral Jani, Head TV Partnerships, Twitter India
  • Co-opted Member – Partho Dasgupta, CEO, Broadcast Audience Research Council
  • Co-opted Member – Punitha Arumugam, Director, Agency Business, India and South East Asia, Google India
  • Co-opted Member – Ajay Chandwani, Director, Percept Limited
  • Immediate Past President – Pratap Bose, Founder, Social Street

Special Invitees:
Preeti Vyas, Founder & Chairwoman, Vyas Giannetti Creative
Namrata Tata, Head of Sales, Colors Infinity, VH1 & Comedy Central
Sapangeet Rajwant, Head of Marketing, Hindi Mass Entertainment, Viacom18
Manish Bhatt, Founder Director, Scarecrow Communications

On his re-election, Raj Nayak said, “I am extremely honoured and humbled at the love bestowed upon me by the industry. I hope to continue working even more vigorously to realise The Ad Club’s agenda of acting as a catalyst in developing our vibrant and dynamic industry.”

Nakul Chopra, CEO - South Asia, Publicis Worldwide and President, AAAI, welcomed the announcement and said, “I am delighted that Raj has been elected President, Ad Club for another term. A dear friend, a respected colleague - Raj has always worked for the good of the industry via various forums. I look forward to working closely with him to further the already strong relationship between The Ad Club and AAAI.”

Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEE and President, IBF, commented, “I am most certain that with his rich experience, acumen and industry knowledge, Raj will continue to take The Advertising Club to greater heights. The very fact that he is re-elected, speaks abundantly about his contribution made to the Club and to the industry. Over the last year, the Club has certainly been a catalyst in developing the industry and with its interactive platforms and properties, it has served as a brilliant platform for industry professionals to interact and exchange thoughts. I wish Raj all the success in this role.”

Srinivasan Swamy, Chairman and MD, RK Swamy BBDO and President, IAA - India Chapter and Senior Vice President, IAA Global, added here, “I was delighted to hear that Raj was re-elected to lead The Advertising Club. His passion and energy levels are infective. He has brought in many senior names‎ to join the committee and I eagerly look forward to next phase of accelerated growth for the Club under his stewardship.”

Industry stalwart Sam Balsara, Chairman, Madison World, also expressed his pleasure by saying, “I am delighted that Raj has agreed to continue as The Ad Club President. This augurs well for the members of the advertising, media and marketing community in general and members of The Ad Club, in particular. Raj is everybody’s favourite person and is uniquely positioned to discharge this onerous responsibility which he has kindly agreed to, despite his hectic and I am sure taxing work schedule.”

Industry veteran CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM, South Asia, commented, “It is great news for the industry that Raj Nayak has been re-elected President of The Advertising Club. Raj brings a lot of style and substance to whatever he does. His boundless energy, passion and commitment is so amazing. I wish him the very best and look forward to another great year with him at the helm.”

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