Surej Salim elected president of The Advertising Club Madras for 2025–2026
Club announces new executive committee with a vision to strengthen the advertising community and champion creative excellence.
The Advertising Club Madras has announced the election of Surej Salim, co-founder and COO, Digitally Inspired Media, as its 46th president for the year 2025–2026, at the Club’s annual general meeting held on 24 October 2025. Previously, he served as the secretary of the Club.
Salim said, “It’s an honour to lead a legacy institution like the Advertising Club of Madras, which has been the heartbeat of the advertising and marketing community for nearly seven decades. My vision is to strengthen our community, celebrate creativity, and create more opportunities for learning and collaboration. With the collective energy of our members and the dynamic new committee, I’m confident we can make this a truly inspiring year for the Club.”
Kavitha Srinivasan, who was elected secretary of the Club, added, “I am delighted to be elected as secretary of the Advertising Club of Madras. With a talented team and enthusiastic members, we are poised to make a significant impact in the industry. I look forward to working collaboratively to deliver engaging events, insightful discussions, and valuable networking opportunities.”
The past presidents, Karthic Moorthy (Elegant Publicities), Anbuchezhian K, M. M. Charly, P. Shree Prakash (Feswa), and Paul Anthony (Luminas India Associates) are co-opted members of the committee. Saravana (PSG Institutions) has been newly appointed as a co-opted member.
Office bearers and executive committee members (2025–2026):
Name
Designation
Organisation
Surej Salim
President
Digitally Inspired Media
Umanath V
Vice president
MediaNews4U.com
Kavitha Srinivasan
Secretary
Coeus Communications India
Stalin Periasamy
Joint secretary
Presto Advertising
Murugan K
Treasurer
Jaya TV
S Balasubramanian
Immediate past president as ex officio
Dinamalar
Chockalingam S
Executive committee member
OPN Advertising
L.V. Navaneeth
Executive committee member
The Hindu Group
John Justin
Executive committee member
The Hindu Group
Ramkumar Singaram
Executive committee member
Catalyst Public Relations
M. Ramalingam
Executive committee member
Ontwikkel Advertising
Siluvai Amalan
Executive committee member
Mr. A Brand Works
N. Upendran
Executive committee member
Ayatiworks Technologies
Rakesh
Executive committee member
Deepsense Digital Solutions
Ravindran Solomon
Executive committee member
Soloverse
Baatul Turab
Executive committee member
The Raven Claw