Vikram Sakhuja appointed as president, The Advertising Club

He takes over from Raj Nayak who completed two consecutive terms as president

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Vikram Sakhuja, group CEO, media and OOH, Madison Communications has been elected as the president of The Advertising Club

He takes on the baton from Raj Nayak,COO, Viacom 18, who led the Advertising Club for two consecutive terms.

Vikram Sakhuja said “My endeavor is to work towards building further scale to the great work done by Raj, by adding on to and developing our existing marquee leadership forums into formidable and relevant global platforms.The 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.”

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 represented in the global advertising and media landscape.”

The appointment was followed by the announcement of this year’s Managing Committee that includes leaders from across the media and advertising industry.

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, Google	Member
12	RAJ NAYAK	Raj Nayak, Chief Operating Officer, Viacom18	Immediate Past President