MUMBAI: Reliance Industries president - Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication Kaushik Roy has been re-elected as the president of the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA-IC) for the year 2011-12.

Roy was elected unanimously for the second term at IAA-IC’s annual general meeting held in Mumbai.

In his first term as president, Roy had launched India’s first Green Award – Olive Crown for creative excellence in communicating sustainability. The IAA-IC also conducted a seminar on the agency of the future entitled ‘Agency 2.5’ by Tim Williams of the USA.

Meanwhile, RK Swamy BBDO CMD Srinivasan K Swamy, who was the honorary secretary of the India Chapter for the past two years, is the new vice president.

The new managing committee includes:

MG Parameswaran as Hon. Secretary

Jaideep Gandhi as Hon. Treasurer

Sam Balsara (Member)

Ramesh Narayan (Member)

Avinash Pandey (Member)

Kunal Lalani (Member)

Neeraj Roy (Co-opted Member)

Bhaskar Das (Member)

Raj Nayak (Ex officio) Immediate Past President.

Pheroza Bilimoria (Special Invitee) Global Hon Secretary and Member of the World Board.

Pradeep Guha (Special Invitee) Global VP and Area Director, Asia Pacific and Member of the World Board

Spread over 56 Chapters in 76 Countries with over 4,000 members worldwide, the IAA champions advertising as a force for growth in all free market societies.