Sharif Rangnekar re-elected PRCAI president, for 2014-’16

The Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI) has announced the re-election of Sharif D Rangnekar, CEO and director, Integral PR, as its president for 2014-’16. Nitin Mantri, CEO, Avian Media, was elected vice president and Jaideep Shergill, CEO, MSLGroup India, secretary.  

Regional chapter heads (chairpersons) elected are:

• North: Pulkit Srivastava, director, Perfect Relations
• South: Julie Joseph, vice-president, technology vertical, The Practice
• West: Madhuri Sen, MD, Waggener Edstrom and
• East: Basav Bhattacharya, strategic consultant, Integral PR

On being re-elected president, Rangnekar said, “The dynamics of communications are changing at a very fast pace. The PR industry continues to gain prominence as demand for credible branding, positioning and communications is growing rapidly. In a scenario such as this, the industry association intends to underline the importance of good work, our role and ethics. We, at PRCAI intend to take these factors seriously to our stakeholders, and address these on top priority.”