Sam Balsara elected as ABC Chairman

Sam Balsara has been a Member of the Bureau's Council of Management since 2002 and was the Deputy Chairman of the Bureau for the year 2010-2011.

Balsara is the recipient of the Advertising Agencies Association of India's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Ad Club of Kolkata's Hall of Fame Award. Balsara also featured in Campaign's Global Power List 2010 ' a list of over 150 most influential people in the world in the field of media, marketing and advertising.

Balsara was earlier the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India [AAAI], The Advertising Standards Council of India [ASCI], The Advertising Club of Bombay and IAA India Chapter.

T. Venkattram Reddy [Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd.] Publisher Member on the Council was unanimously elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Bureau for the year 2011-2012.

Members on the Bureau's Council of Management for the year 2011-2012 are:

Advertising Agencies Representatives

2. Shashidhar Sinha, Universal McCann Erickson (India) Pvt. Ltd.' Hony. Secretary

4. Vikram Sakhuja, Group M Media India Pvt. Ltd.

Publishers Representatives

2. Shailesh Gupta, Jagran Prakashan Ltd.

4. Amit Mathew, Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd.

6. I. Venkat, Ushodaya Enterprises Ltd.

8. Devendra V. Darda, Lokmat Media Ltd.

Advertisers Representatives

2. Ravi Pisharody, Tata Motors Ltd.

4. Anil Dua, Hero MotoCorp Ltd.,

Secretariat

Hormuzd Masani ' Secretary General