S. Balasubramanian, the National Head of Digital Media at Dinamalar, has been re-elected as the 45th President of Advertising Club Madras for the years 2024-2025. The announcement came during the club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday, July 26, 2024.

Joining Balasubramanian in leading the club for the upcoming year are:
Murugan K – Vice President (Jaya TV)
Surej Salim Kumar – Secretary (Digitally Inspired Media)
Kavitha Srinivasan – Joint Secretary (Coeus Communications India LLP)
Umanath V – Treasurer (MediaNews4U.com)
Chockalingam S – Executive Committee Member (OPN Advertising Pvt Ltd)
L V Navaneeth – Executive Committee Member (The Hindu Group)
John Justin – Executive Committee Member (Vikatan Publication)
Ramkumar Singaram – Executive Committee Member (Catalyst Public Relations Pvt Ltd)
Stalin Periasamy – Executive Committee Member (Presto Advertising)
K.V. Kathiravan – Executive Committee Member (Vinisha Vision)
M. Ramalingam – Executive Committee Member (Ontwikkel Advertising Pvt Ltd)
Siluvai Amalan – Executive Committee Member (Mr. A Brand Works)
Paul Anthony – Ex Officio (The Max, a JV of TRIBES & DDB Mudra)

Additional co-opted members include Karthic Moorthy (Elegant Publicities), Anbuchezhian K, M.M. Charly, P Shree Prakash (Feswa), N. Upendran (Ayati Works), Rakesh (Deepsense Digital), Batul Turab (The Raven Claw), and Ravindran Solomon (Soloverse).

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Commenting on his re-election, Balasubramanian said, “I am elated and humbled to be trusted with this responsibility for another year. I look forward to working with our fraternity and continuing to develop Advertising Club Madras as a go-to platform for networking, knowledge sharing, education, and our award program.”

Surej Salim, newly re-elected as Secretary, added, “I am honored to be re-elected as Secretary of the Advertising Club of Madras. We have an exciting year ahead, filled with opportunities to network and learn from the best in the industry. Together, we will drive innovation and excellence. Let’s make this year our most impactful yet.”

With more than 1,000 enthusiastic advertising and related industry professionals on board, the Advertising Club Madras continues its journey of learning, creativity, and recognition in the dynamic world of advertising.