Indiantelevision.com Team

(8 July 2010 8:20 pm)

MUMBAI: The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, a US based organisation dedicated towards connecting marketers at a common platform, has announced the launch of CMO Asia. The CMO Asia is brought in India by Dr R L Bhatia who is also the founder of World brand Congress and Asia Retail platforms.

The aim of the council is to provide guidance, vision and leadership to marketing professionals and the marketing industry.

The CMO Asia (India Chapter) has been structured as-

• Bhaskar Das of Times group as national president
  
• Alok Bharadwaj of Canon as president (north region)
  
• Prasad Bagri of Intel as president (south region)
  
• Sanjay Behl of Reliance Communications as president (west region)

Said Canon India SVP and CMO Asia president-north region Bhardwaj, "With this, the marketing fraternity in India will see a new pattern of collaborations within highly competitive world. The members will now be able to share ideas, global best practices, address concerns and find solutions to business challenges at a common platform. This is an encouraging step towards the future of this industry."

"Through this network, we hope to generate high level knowledge exchange, thought leadership and peer networking amongst decision makers across industry segments," he further added.