Ad Club Bangalore gets new management team; Bing Bang Awards split into two

The Annual General Meeting of The Advertising Club Bangalore was held on June 12, 2019. Arvind Kumar, Executive Director of The Ad Club & the Returning Officer, announced the new management team, as elected unanimously. 

Laeeq Ali, Co-founder & Director, Origami Creative – Incumbent President
Malavika Harita, CEO, Brand Circle Communications, Bangalore – Past President & Treasurer

Managing Committee

Sanchayeeta Verma, Senior Vice President, Wave Maker, Bangalore & Past President

Nigel Mathew, Executive Director, Disha Communications Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

Sundar Kondur, Senior Vice President - Response, The Times of India Group

Radhika Ramani, Managing Partner, Motivator South, Bangalore

Mathew Joseph, Director - Marketing, Duroflex Mattresses

Suresh Krishna, Zonal Business Head, Karnataka, The Hindu Group

Kishan Kumar MS, Vice President, Wave Maker, Bangalore

Tina Garg, Founder & CEO, Pink Lemonade, Bangalore

Navin Nair, PR Professional

Sonia Serrao, Global Media Lead & Head Market Procurement, South Asia, TGBL

Sneha Walke, Vice President - Special Projects & Head - South, Exchange4Media, Bangalore

Arunava Seal, Managing Director, Bleu Pvt Ltd

The outgoing President RT Kumar of Oysters Advertising thanked his team and hoped the new committee would be able to steer the club to greater heights during their term. 

The new President Laeeq Ali said, “We have a excellent team of industry leaders and I am confident that we will be able to have some programs relevant and desired by the industry. We want to make a difference to all the stake holders of the industry by staying committed to causes that would make the industry a better place to work.” 

The General Body also amended its by law to make the term of the President and the managing Committee for a period of two years from the existing one year. Arvind Kumar, Executive Director of the Ad Club proposed the amendment, which was unanimously approved by the General Body. 

Arvind Kumar said, “This year, the Big Bang Awards are being split into two. The first one – Big Bang Awards for Excellence in Creative & Content, will be on September 20, 2019 and the second one – Big Bang Awards for Excellence in Media and Health & Wellness, will be on November 15, 2019.” 

The entries for Big Bang Awards 2019 for Excellence in Creative & Content are scheduled to open on July 8, 2019 on www.bigbangawards.com.