DAN’s Ashish Bhasin elected president of advertising agencies association in India

Ashish Bhasin, Chairman & CEO South Asia, Dentsu Aegis Network Media India has been elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India for the year 2018-2019 at its Annual General Body Meeting held today.

Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Media India, was elected Vice-President of the Association.

Other members of the Executive Committee in alphabetical order are: C V L Srinivas – Group M Media India, Kalyan Sarkar – Standard Publicity, Kunal Lalani – Crayons Advertising and Pranav Premnarayen of Prem Associates Advertising & Marketing.

Immediate Past President Nakul Chopra will be the ex-officio member of the new AAAI Executive Committee.

Bhasin (pictured) said, “It is an honour and privilege for me to be elected as the President of AAAI, a position that has been occupied in the past by some of the biggest stalwarts of our industry. I will endeavour to promote the interests of the advertising industry to the best of my abilities and make AAAI a stronger Association. We will also endeavour to ensure that the Association continues to successfully represent the interest of Advertising Agencies in this era of rapidly changing times. I take this opportunity to thank Nakul Chopra, from whom I have learnt a lot. He maintained such high standards as President that it will be a tough act to follow!”

Outgoing President Nakul Chopra stated, “I have been privileged to lead AAAI for two years – my sincere thanks to all my fellow members for their support. Hearty congratulations to Ashish on his election as President. He is not only a key influencer in our industry but also a AAAI veteran. I am sure that AAAI will only grow from strength to strength under his tutelage.”