The Advertising Club has announced the managing committee for the current fiscal year 2024-2025, at its 70th Annual General Meeting. 

During the meeting, Rana Barua, group CEO, Havas India, South East and North Asia (Japan and South Korea) Havas Group – India was re-elected as president to lead the body.

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

The other office bearers of The Advertising Club for 2024-2025, elected unopposed are:

• Dheeraj Sinha, group CEO - India and South Asia, FCB – Vice president
• Dr. Bhaskar Das – Secretary
• Punitha Arumugam, director - agency business, Google India – Joint secretary
• Mitrajit Bhattacharya, founder and president, The Horologists - Treasurer

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

• Avinash Kaul
• Malcolm Raphael
• Prasanth Kumar
• Mansha Tandon
• Ajay Kakar
• Sonia Huria
• Subramanyeswar S.

In addition, given below is the list of co-opted industry professionals:

• Mayur Hola
• Pradeep Dwivedi
• Sagnik Ghosh

The below list of leaders are special invitees and bring immense value to The Advertising Club through their expertise and deep understanding of the respective industry segments:

• Ajay Chandwani
• Alok Lall
• Amitesh Rao
• Lulu Raghavan
• Ashit Kukian
• Raj Nayak
• Satyanarayan Raghavan
• Vikas Khanchandani
• Vaishali Verma

Barua said, “I am truly honoured to lead the prestigious Advertising Club for a second term. This past year has been an enriching journey, marked by significant milestones in a dynamic, ever-evolving industry. Together with my esteemed committee, we have made remarkable strides, and I look forward to building on this momentum in the year ahead with a fresh team and ambitious goals.”