Hemant Bakshi, executive director, home and personal care, Hindustan Unilever Limited, has been elected chairman of the Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA). He takes over from Kurush N Grant.
On his appointment, Bakshi said, “We are going through a challenging period and it is crucial that ISA along with other associate members, works towards sustainable growth of the industry.”
The ISA is a 60 year-old national body comprising advertisers. It has members from across industries who contribute to over two-thirds of the country’s national non-governmental ad spends, informed an official statement.
Other members of ISA’s executive council are:
- Abraham Alapatt, head – marketing, Thomas Cook (India)
- Anisha Motwani, director and chief marketing officer, Max Life Insurance
- Atul Agrawal, vice president – corporate affairs, group corporate affairs and media, Tata Services
- Bharat V Patel, board member, Birla Sun Life Asset Management
- Brahm Vasudeva, chairman, Hawkins Cookers
- Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, vice president – communications, Nestle India
- JC Chopra, director, Infogain India
- Jimmy R Anklesaria, director – business development, Bajaj Corp
- Kurush N Grant, executive director, ITC
- Mayank Pareek, chief operating officer (marketing and sales), Maruti Suzuki India
- Mohit Beotra, chief brand officer – India, Bharti Airtel
- Narendra Ambwani, Director, Agro Tech Foods
- Paulomi Dhawan, director, Landmarc Leisure Corporation
- Rajiv Dube, director, group corporate service, Aditya Birla Management Corporation
- R Ramakrishnan, group CEO, Polycab Wires
- ShipraTripathi, vice president, corporate global marketing, Kirloskar Brothers
- Siddhartha Mukherjee, director – chocolate category and media, Cadbury India
- Sonali Dhawan, marketing director, Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care
- Sunil Kataria, chief operating officer – sales, marketing and SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products
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