Partho Dasgupta re-elected as The Advertising Club president

The Advertising Club has announced the managing committee post its 66th annual general meeting. 

 

Current president Partho Dasgupta, former CEO, Barc India, has been re-elected to lead the body as president while Partha Sinha, president - response, Times Group is vice president. 

 

Dasgupta said, “It has been an honour to serve and be re-elected as the president of one of the most prestigious advertising clubs in the country, and I am truly humbled by the faith and trust that my Industry peers and seniors have bestowed upon me. This is a difficult year for all of us and I look forward to doing our best for the Club in the forthcoming year. As expressed in the beginning of the year, the committee has gone beyond our Marquee events and tried to do new things this year. Initiatives like Leadership Development Programme is something we would like to push forward this year too.” 

 

The other office bears for the year 2020-21 are: 

 

• Dr. Bhaskar Das: Secretary   

• Aditya Swamy: Jt. Secretary   

• Shashi Sinha: Treasurer 

 

Managing committee members include the following who will play a role in driving synergies and ensuring the success of all The Advertising Club initiatives: 

 

• Vikas Khanchandani 

• Pradeep Dwivedi 

• Sonia Huria 

• Mitrajit Bhattacharya 

• Sidharth Rao 

• Punitha Arumugam 

• Raj Nayak 

 

Co-opted industry professionals: 

• Ajay Kakar 

• Rana Barua 

• Sabbas Joseph 

 

Other leaders who 'will continue to bring value to The Advertising Club': 

 

• Debabrata Mukherjee 

• Avinash Pant  

• Ajay Chandwani 

• Kartik Sharma 

• Asha Kharga 

• Rathi Gangappa 

• Sapangeet Rajwant 

• Namrata Tata 

• Sanjay Adesara 

 

Vikram Sakhuja will continue as a member of the managing committee as the immediate past president for the ensuing year.