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
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, 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.