The Ad Club Elects Partho Dasgupta as its New President
At the 65th Annual General Meeting of the apex industry body, The Advertising Club, Partho Dasgupta was announced as its new president. Serving as the CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for the past 6 years, he had been responsible in developing a new Broadcast Audience Measurement system.
Commenting on his appointment, Dasgupta said, “It is an honor to be 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. I look forward to continuing the legacy of the Ad Club and the great done work by Vikram over the last two years.”
Alongside Dasgupta’s election, the newly appointed members of the Managing Committee for the current fiscal year (FY 2019-20) were also introduced. The below members were elected unopposed.
Office Bearers of the Advertising Club for 2019-2020:
- President- Partho Dasgupta
- Vice President- Partha Sinha
- Secretary- Dr. Bhaskar Das
- Jt. Secretary- Aditya Swamy
- Treasurer- Shashi Sinha
The Managing Committee:
- Debabrata Mukherjee
- Laxmiraj Seetharam Nayak
- Mitrajit Bhattacharya
- Siddharth Banerjee
- Sidharth Rao
- Sonia Huria
- Virat Tandon
The Co-opted industry professionals:
- Abhishek Desai
- Nandan Srinath
- Punitha Arumugam
The below list of leaders will continue to bring value to the advertising club through their expertise and deep understanding of the respective industry segments:
- Ahteram Uddin
- Ajay Chandwani
- Ajay Kakar
- Ashit Kukian
- Kartik Sharma
- Pradeep Dwivedi
- Ramesh Narayan
- Sapangeet Rajwant
Under the management of Dasgupta, his team will be responsible to facilitate better learning and development in the category and ensuring that the Indian advertising industry continues to stay aligned with global best practices.
