Felix T?taru elected new IAA Chairman; Srinivasan K Swamy appointed Senior VP

The new team has been elected for coming two years. Kaushik Roy has been appointed Vice-President Area Director, Asia Pacific

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | June 22, 2016

Felix T?taru

The International Advertising Association (IAA) elected its team for the coming two years during its annual Board of Directors meeting. The new IAA Chairman and World President is Felix Tataru, who replaces Faris Abouhamad.

Srinivasan K Swamy & Kaushik Roy

Srinivasan K Swamy, President of RK Swamy BBDO, has been elected Senior Vice-President. Kaushik Roy, President - Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication, Reliance Industries, has been appointed Vice-President - Area Director, Asia Pacific.

Tataru stated, "We are very excited to assemble our leadership at such an exciting and challenging time in our industry. The IAA, representing all areas of marketing communications – advertisers, agencies, media and educators – is committed to inspire the industry and society. Everyone in our industry is empowered to contribute in their own way and the IAA looks forward to harnessing the resources and energy of our members around the world."

"Felix T?taru at 42 is the youngest IAA Chairman in our history," commented Michael Lee, IAA Managing Director. "We have an ambitious agenda for the next two years and our exciting mission continues today."

Current industry issues for the IAA include the continued importance of best practices and integrity; the defence of unwarranted bans and interference with brands and advertising and the development of talent within our industry.

The IAA Officers for 2016-2018:

Felix T?taru

Chairman and World President,

GMP Group, Romania

Faris Abouhamad

Immediate Past Chairman & World President,

CEO, InterOne Resonance, UAE

Srinivasan K Swamy

Senior Vice-President,

President RK Swamy BBDO, India

Diane Slade

General Secretary,

Head of Advertising Edith Cowan University,Perth, Western Australia

Venanzio Camarra

Treasurer,

Managing Partner & Chief Consultant of Studio Aldabra, Italy

Carla Michelotti

Vice-President Corporate Members & Government Affairs,

President, Carla Michelotti LLC, USA

Kaushik Roy

Vice-President Area Director Asia Pacific,

President - Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication, Reliance Industries, India

Tom Brookbanks

Vice-President Area Director USA/Canada,

Senior Vice President, Starcom Mediavest, USA

Kyra Roest

Vice-President Area Director Europe

Business & People connector, /UM'GE:BUN/, Netherlands

Saad El Zein

Vice-President Area Director Middle East Africa

Saad El Zein Company, UAE

Michael Lee

Managing Director IAA, USA

The IAA plans to announce its Global VP' later this week.

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