Mumbai: The Advertising Club has unanimously elected media stalwart and industry veteran Vikram Sakhuja (Group Chief Executive Officer – Media and OOH, Madison Communications) as President. Taking on the baton from Mr. Raj Nayak, who has lead the Advertising Club towards new highs across two consecutive terms, Vikram Sakhuja will now lead the mandate of representing the country’s leading industry representative forum.
Speaking about his experience in helming The Advertising Club, President – Mr Raj Nayak said “Leading an apex industry body like the advertising club towards new echelons of growth has been an enriching experience. The Indian advertising industry has witnessed tremendous growth and has been at the forefront of curating some iconic behavioral change campaigns. I would also want to thank all the Advertising Club’s managing committee members who have supported me in my journey and helped bring alive the vision of showcasing the Indian Advertising Industry as a global game changer. It is important for us to continue showcasing our work and ensure that we are well excellently represented in the global advertising and media landscape.”
Speaking about Vikram’s appointment as President, he further added “Vikram brings with him tremendous understanding of the industry and global media trends. I would want to congratulate him on his new role. His affable and dynamic personna is sure to add to the spirity of the Adverising Club and all its initiatives. I am sure that under his aegis, The Advertising Club will scale new highs.”
Speaking about his appointment Mr. Vikram Sakhuja, Group chief executive officer, Media and OOH, Madison Communications said “I am both happy and honored to be nominated as President by the prestigious Advertising Club. My endeavor is to work towards building further scale to the great work done by Raj, by adding onto and developing our existing marquee leadership forums into formidable and relevant global platforms.The Avertising Club will continue to deliver on its intent of becoming a networking platform and a great ideas exchange forum for advertising and media industry practitioners.”
The appointment was followed by the announcement of this year’s Managing Committee that includes leaders from across the media and advertising industry like:
| No | NAME | Designation | 2017-2018 |
| 1 | AJAY KAKAR | CMO, Aditya Birla Group – Financial Services | Vice President |
| 2 | SHASHI SINHA | CEO, IPG Mediabrands India | Secretary |
| 3 | MITRAJIT BHATTACHARYA | President & Publisher, Chitralekha Group | Jt Secretary |
| 4 | BHASKAR DAS | President, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Zee Unimedia Ltd | Treasurer |
| 5 | PARTHA SINHA | Vice Chairman and Managing Director, McCann Worldgroup | Member |
| 6 | PARTHO DASGUPTA | Chief Executive Officer, BARC India | Member |
| 7 | RAMESH NARAYAN | Founder and Managing Director – Canco Advertising | Member |
| 8 | VIKAS KHANCHANDANI | CEO at Republic TV | Member |
| 9 | ADITYA SWAMY | Industry Head, Google | Member |
| 10 | ROHIT GUPTA | President, Network Sales, Licensing and Telephony, Multi Screen Media | Member |
| 11 | PUNITHA ARUMUGAM | Ex Managing Director, APAC, Agency and Deals. | Member |
| 12 | RAJ NAYAK | Raj Nayak, Chief Operating Officer, Viacom18 | Immediate Past President |
