Riyad Mathew, Chief Associate Editor and Director of Malayala Manorama Group, has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2024-2025. He has served on the Board of The Press Trust of India (PTI) since August 2009 and was Chairman of PTI for 2016-2017.
Riyad Mathew was a Board Member of the International Press Institute (IPI) in Vienna until May 2023 and currently serves as the Chairman of IPI India. He has also held positions as a Director on the Board of the Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and as a Board Member of the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM).
Riyad Mathew holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland and has received training at The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and Capital News Service.
The Malayala Manorama Group publishes over 40 titles in five languages and has a presence in television, radio, music, and online platforms. It also boasts a significant footprint in the GCC.
Deputy Chairman: Karunesh Bajaj from ITC Limited, representing advertisers/clients on the ABC Council, has been unanimously elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Bureau for 2024-2025.
Hon. Secretary: Mohit Jain from Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., representing Publisher Members on the Council, has been unanimously re-elected as the Hon. Secretary of the Bureau for 2024-2025.
Hon. Treasurer: Vikram Sakhuja from Madison Communications, representing Advertising Agency Members on the council, has been unanimously re-elected as the Hon. Treasurer of the Bureau for 2024-2025.
Members on the Bureau’s Council of Management for 2024 – 2025 are as follows:
- Riyad Mathew of Malayala Manorama (Chairman)
- Pratap G. Pawar of Sakal Papers
- Shailesh Gupta of Jagran Prakashan
- Praveen Someshwar of HT Media
- Mohit Jain of Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (Hon. Secretary)
- Dhruba Mukherjee of ABP
- Karan Darda of Lokmat Media
- Girish Agarwal of DB Corp
