Management
The AAAI functions through the active, voluntary services of a President, a Vice-President, an Honorary Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer and an Executive Committee assisted by a full-time Secretary General and his staff.
The AAAI functions through the active, voluntary services of a President, a Vice-President, an Honorary Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer and an Board of Directors assisted by a full-time Secretary General and his staff. The President and other office-bearers are elected every year by the General Body, which comprises of one representative of each agency-member of the Association. In addition, some members are co-opted to the Board of Directors and all zones and groups of agencies (by size) are represented on this committee. Assisting the above group are various Sub-Committees/ Task Committees, each looking after specific activity areas of the Association, and Regional Convenors who co-ordinate members’ activities in different regions of the country.
Srinivasan K Swamy
President
R K Swamy Ltd
skswamy@rkswamy.com
Jaydeep R Gandhi
Vice President
gandhi.jaideep@gmail.com
Chandramouli Muthu
Hon. Secretary & Regional Convenor South
Maitri Advertising Works Pvt Ltd
muthumaitri@gmail.com
Shashidhar Sinha
Hon. Treasurer
Initiative Media (India) Pvt Ltd
Shashi.Sinha@mbww.com
Prasanth Kumar
Imm. Past President
WPP Media India Pvt Ltd
Prasanth.Kumar@wppmedia.com
Anupriya Acharya
Director
Leo Burnett (TLG India Pvt Ltd)
anupriya.acharya@publicisgroupe.com
Sam Balsara
Director
Madison Communications Pvt Ltd
sam@madisonindia.com
Babita Baruah
Director
VML India
babita.baruah@vml.com
Priyanka Chatterjee
Director & Regional Convenor East
Standard Publicity Pvt Ltd
priyanka@standardpublicity.in
Tanya Goyal
Director
Everest Brand Solutions Pvt Ltd
tanya@goyalmail.com
Tapas Gupta
Director
BEI Confluence Communication Ltd
tapas@confluencecommunication.com
Vishandas Hardasani
Director
Matrix Publicities And Media India Pvt Ltd
vishandas.hardasani@wppmedia.com
Mohit Joshi
Director
Havas Media India Pvt Ltd
mohit.joshi@havasmedia.com
Santosh Kumar
Director
Innocean Worldwide Communication Pvt Ltd
santosh@innoceanindia.com
Kunal Lalani
Director & Regional Convenor North
Crayons Advertising Ltd
kunal@groupmega.in
Hephzibah Pathak
Director
Ogilvy & Mather Pvt Ltd
hephzibah.pathak@ogilvy.com
Kartik Sharma
Director
Omnicom Media Group India Pvt Ltd
Kartik.Sharma@omnicommediagroup.com
Anusha Shetty
Director
Grey Worldwide (India) Pvt Ltd
anusha.shetty@grey.com
Dheeraj Sinha
Director
FCB Ulka Advertising Pvt Ltd
Dheeraj.Sinha@fcbgroupindia.com
K Srinivas
Director
Sloka Advertising Pvt Ltd
slokaadvertising@gmail.com
Paritosh Srivastava
Director
Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi Pvt Ltd
paritosh.srivastava@publicisgroupe.com
Ajit Varghese
Director
Platinum Advertising Pvt Ltd
ajit.varghese@madisonindia.com
Akshar Peerbhoy
Special Invitee
MAA Communications Ltd
akshar@maa.co.in
| Committee | Chairperson | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Business Practices & Government Relations | Prasanth Kumar | Anupriya Acharya, Sam Balsara, Vishandas Hardasani, Kunal Lalani, Shashidhar Sinha |
| Legal, Taxation & Constitution | Vishandas Hardasani | Tanya Goyal, Kunal Lalani, K Srinivas |
| Client Agency Reconciliation/ Disputes Committee | Kunal Lalani | Vishandas Hardasani, Santosh Kumar, C Muthu, Anusha Shetty |
| Talent, Training & Professional Development | Anupriya Acharya | Jaydeep R Gandhi, Tapas Gupta, Kartik Sharma, Anusha Shetty, Hephzibah Pathak |
| Media (Print/TV/ Research) | Sam Balsara | Anupriya Acharya, Kartik Sharma, Shashidhar Sinha |
| Membership Expansion Committee | Jaydeep R Gandhi | Kunal Lalani, C Muthu, Tapas Gupta, K Srinivas |
| Young Creative/Media Contests | Dheeraj Sinha | Tapas Gupta, Santosh Kumar, Anusha Shetty, Paritosh Srivastava |
| Creative Group | Anusha Shetty | Tanya Goyal, Santosh Kumar, C Muthu, Paritosh Srivastava, Babita Baruah, Hephzibah Pathak |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Jaydeep R Gandhi | Sam Balsara, Anupriya Acharya, Shashidhar Sinha, Prasanth Kumar |
| Goafest | Jaydeep R Gandhi | Anupriya Acharya, Sam Balsara, Kartik Sharma, Anusha Shetty, Shashidhar Sinha, K Srinivas, Prasanth Kumar |
| Digital Evolution on Agency Ecosystem | Anusha Shetty | Anupriya Acharya, Vishandas Hardasani, Mohit Joshi, Kartik Sharma |
| ASCI Activities | Sam Balsara | Anusha Shetty, Shashidhar Sinha, Babita Baruah |
President would be ex-officio member of all the committees.