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The Advertising Club announces its dynamic and enterprising managing committee for the year 2019-20
MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, the apex industry body that drives the category’s growth agenda today elected its Managing Committee for the current fiscal i.e. FY 2019-20 at the 65th Annual General Meeting. The new committee will be helmed by the leading industry thought leader and media industry stalwart Mr. Partho Das Gupta who has been elected as President– The Advertising Club. Under his able leadership, the newly elected committee is reposed with the responsibility of facilitating learning and development in the category and ensuring that the India Advertising industry continues to align to global best practices, innovate and garner global recognition.
Commenting on his appointment, said Mr. Dasgupta said, “It is an honor to be elected as the President of one of the most prestigious advertising clubs in the country, and I am truly humbled by the faith and trust that my Industry peers and seniors have bestowed upon me. I look forward to continuing the legacy of the Ad Club and the great done work by Vikram over the last two years”
The below members were elected unopposed.
The Office Bearers of the Advertising Club for 2019-2020 are
• President Mr. Partho Dasgupta
• Vice President Mr. Partha Sinha
• Secretary Dr. Bhaskar Das
• Jt. Secretary Mr. Aditya Swamy
• Treasurer Mr. Shashi Sinha
Managing Committee Members include the below industry leaders who will play a decisive role in driving synergies and ensuring the success of all The Advertising Club initiatives
• Mr. Debabrata Mukherjee
• Mr. Laxmiraj Seetharam Nayak
• Mr. Mitrajit Bhattacharya
• Mr. Siddharth Banerjee
• Mr. Sidharth Rao
• Ms. Sonia Huria
• Mr. Virat Tandon
Additional below is the list co-opted industry professionals:
• Mr. Abhishek Desai
• Mr. Nandan Srinath
• Ms. Punitha Arumugam
The below list of leaders will continue to bring value to the advertising club through their expertise and deep understanding of the respective industry segments:
• Mr. Ahteram Uddin
• Mr. Ajay Chandwani
• Mr. Ajay Kakar
• Mr. Ashit Kukian
• Mr. Kartik Sharma
• Mr. Pradeep Dwivedi
• Mr. Ramesh Narayan
• Ms. Sapangeet Rajwant
• Mr. Ahteram Uddin
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
