Will serve 2016-2018 terms
The International Advertising Association (IAA) elected its team for the coming two years during its annual Board of Directors meeting.
Felix Tataru, IAA Chairman and World President 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 the advertising- 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”
Current industry issues for the IAA include the continued importance of best practices and integrity; the defense of unwarranted bans and interference with brands and advertising and the development of talent within our industry Board of Directors confirmed the following IAA Officers for 2016-2018:
Felix Tătaru
Chairman and World President,
GMP Group, Romania
Faris Abouhamad
Immediate Past Chairman and World President,
CEO, InterOne Resonance, UAE
Srinivasan Swamy
Senior Vice President,
President RK SWAMY BBDO Pvt Ltd, India
Diane Slade
General Secretary,
Head of Advertising Edith Cowan University,Perth, Western Australia
Venanzio Camarra
Treasurer,
Managing Partner and Chief Consultant of Studio Aldabra<, Italy
Carla Michelotti
Vice President Corporate Members and Government Affairs,
President, Carla Michelotti LLC, USA
Kaushik Roy
Vice President Area Director Asia Pacific,
President – Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication, Reliance Industries Ltd, India
Tom Brookbanks
Vice President Area Director USA/Canada,
Senior Vice President, Starcom Mediavest, USA
Kyra Roest
Vice President Are 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
“Felix Tătaru 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”