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  • Vikram Sakhuja is elected as Vice Chairman

    Shailesh Gupta to stay MRUCI chair, promises return of IRS

    The Media Research Users Council India (MRUCI) held its 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, September 12. Shailesh Gupta, Wholetime Director, Jagran Prakashan Ltd will continue as Chairman. Vikram Sakhuja was announced as Vice Chairman.  Sakhuja takes over the mantle from Shashank Srivastava.

    New members have also been appointed to the Board of Governors:

    1. Jayant Mammen Mathew, Director, MM TV Ltd.
    2. Partho Banerjee, Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
    3. Pratap Govind Pawar, Chairman, Sakal Media Pvt. Ltd.
    4. Tejas Apte, Head of DMC and Media- South Asia, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
    5. Vikram Sakhuja, Partner, Group CEO- Media & OOH, Madison Communications Pvt. Ltd.

    Said Gupta: “The past four years have presented us with unique challenges, but with perseverance and collaboration, we are now ready to resume the IRS Study. The commitment of our Technical Committee and Board members has ensured that we can move forward with a cost-effective solution, without compromising on the quality of the study. We deeply appreciate the unwavering support from our members during these trying times, and we are confident that together, we will soon realise our shared vision.”

    Said Sakhuja on his appointment: “It is a privilege and an honour to be elected as Vice Chairman of MRUC. I am grateful to the MRUC Board for this opportunity. We have a wonderful MRUC Secretariat and a committed and talented Technical Committee. We are committed to bringing back IRS as the Country’s definitive and most credible establishment survey in the coming months.”

  • Shashank Srivastava is Vice Chairman

    MRUCI elects Shailesh Gupta as Chairman

    By Our Staff

     

    At the AGM conducted by the Media Research Users Council India (MRUCI) on Tuesday, September 26, Shailesh Gupta, Wholetime Director, Jagran Prakashan Ltd and Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Director – Sales & Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., were unanimously elected as MRUCI’s Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively. The announcement was made at MRUCI’s Board meeting which was held shortly after its AGM.

     

    Gupta takes over the mantle from Shashidhar Sinha, CEO-India, Mediabrands, who served as MRUCI’s Chairman for two consecutive terms i.e. from 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. While handing over the mantle, Sinha said: “I am happy that IRS is being revived after a gap because of Covid”

     

    Said Gupta in his vote of thanks: “I’d like to thank Mr Shashi Sinha for leading MRUCI and taking several strides forward in reviving the IRS. It will be my endeavour to help create a robust 3rdparty research that helps all constituents and collectively takes the industry forward.”

     

    Two new members have also been appointed to the Board of Governors, viz:

    Rajeev Beotra, Executive Director, HT Media Ltd.

    Anupriya Acharya, CEO, South Asia, Publicis Groupe

     

  • Sinha will Chairman and Gupta Vice Chairman

    Shashi Sinha & Shailesh Gupta to continue to helm MRUC

    By Our Staff

     

    Media Research Users Council India (MRUCI) held its 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 via Video Conferencing.

     

    Shashidhar Sinha, CEO – India, Mediabrands and Shailesh Gupta, Director, Jagran Prakashan Ltd. will continue in their respective roles as Chairman and Vice Chairman of MRUCI. The leadership duo was unanimously re-elected at MRUCI’s Board meeting which was held shortly after its AGM.

     

    New members have also been appointed to the Board of Governors, namely Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. and Vivek Malhotra, Group Chief Marketing Officer & COO Consumer Revenue, TV Today Network Ltd.

     

  • Shailesh Gupta as vice chairman

    MRUCI elects Shashi Sinha as chairman

    By Our Staff

     

    Shashi Sinha
    Shashi Sinha

    Media Research Users Council India (MRUCI) has unanimously  elected Shashi Sinha, CEO – India, IPG Mediabrands, as chairman and Shailesh Gupta, Director, Jagran Prakashan Ltd, as vice chairman. The announcement was made at MRUCI’s Board meeting which was held shortly after its AGM on Thursday.

     

    Sinha takes over the mantle from Pratap Pawar, Chairman, Sakal Media Group, who served as MRUCI’s Chairman for two consecutive terms.

     

    While handing over the mantle, Pawar said: “We faced some challenging times due to the global pandemic, but I am glad we are soon returning to normalcy. With the change in name from Media Research Users Council (MRUC) to Media Research Users Council India (MRUCI), and the modification of IRS questionnaire, we will not only further boost our national stature and representation, but also successfully meet the fast evolving needs and expectations of our stakeholders. I thank all our Board Members and Stakeholders for all their support and I give my best wishes to Mr Shashi Sinha and all the new Board Members.”

     

    Said Sinha in his vote of thanks: “I thank Mr Pawar for his selfless leadership and valuable guidance especially in these unprecedented times. MRUCI has long played a very crucial role in providing the industry with a reliable, robust and realistic data, and now more than ever, the industry looks toward us to meet their expectations in maintaining and propagating the highest possible standards of integrity, fairness and reliability in media research. As our Country slowly resumes to normalcy, our priority will be to begin the IRS fieldwork at the soonest, in consideration with the ground realities.”

     

  • Two new Board members have also been appointed

    Pratap Pawar & Shashi Sinha to continue as Chairman & Vice Chair of MRUCI

    By A Correspondent

    Pratap Pawar
    Shashi Sinha

    Pratap Pawar, Chairman of Sakal Media and Shashi Sinha, CEO of IPG Mediabrands India will continue in their respective roles as Chairman and Vice Chairman of MRUCI. This was decided upon unanimously at the Board meeting held immediately after MRUCI’s 26th AGM on Tuesday, September 29.

     

    Two new members have also been appointed to the Board of Governors. They are:

    1. Sivakumar Sundaram, Chairman, Executive Committee of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (BCCL).

    2. Sejal Shah, Managing Partner and Head of Publicis Media Exchange (PMX – Mainline).

    Said Pawar: “First of all, I congratulate and welcome our newly appointed board members. We look forward to their valuable ideas and suggestions especially in these aberrant times. MRUCI has always been at the forefront in advancing the cause of media research in India and we will continue to serve this cause and provide the industry and our members in particular a robust and reliable media research.” Pawar also thanked all the retiring members for their valuable guidance over the past years, and sought their continued support towards the Council’s objectives.

    Added Sinha: “The media and advertising industry is slowly, but steadily getting back on track. Our focus will be to work towards re-launching the IRS study at the earliest taking into consideration the ground realities, and to further enhance the IRS and its offering in the new normal world.”