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  • As the CEO he will lead operations, talent management and new business

    Integral PR appoints Sujay Mehdudia as CEO

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sujay Mehdudia

    Integral PR Services Pvt Ltd appointed Sujay Mehdudia, a career journalist, to the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Based out of New Delhi, the head-office, Sujay has spent over 25 years as a journalist covering a variety of Central and State government ministries other than politics and the corporate sector. He joined Integral PR last year as an advisor helping build content and networks for the agency.

     

    As the CEO he will lead operations, talent management and new business. He will also play a significant role in developing the agency’s public affairs practice. He will report to the chairman, Sharif D Rangnekar, who till last May was the CEO of the firm.

     

    “Sujay brings to the table a great sense of knowledge and experience. Content is key to our business just as much as relationships and networks. Sujay covers this for us very effectively”, says Mr Rangnekar adding, “He will help us deliver winning counsel to both existing and potential clients. He is an optimist at heart and that’s what drives him most.”

     

    During his career he has reported on politics, government, aviation, telecom, power, infrastructure, business and economy, among other sectors. As an investigative political journalist he has spent 17 years with The Hindu (one of India’s leading English dailies) and two years with Amar Ujala (country’s one of the largest read Hindi publication) as its Business Editor. In addition to this, he has put in 7 years with the news wire, United News of India (UNI). He was honoured with the “Best Journalist of The Year’’ award in 2002. He has represented the government and the newspapers he has worked with at different forums across the globe. As a result, he has visited over 35 countries during the course.

     

  • Mantri moves from Vice President to President of PRCAI

    Nitin Mantri appointed President of PRCAI

    By A Correspondent

     

    Nitin Mantri

    The Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI) has appointed Nitin Mantri, CEO and Managing Partner, Avian Media, as President till May 2016 when the term of the present Managing Committee ends. Mantri moves from Vice President to President of PRCAI.

     

    The decision was taken by the Managing Committee members after present incumbent Sharif D Rangnekar, CEO and Director of Integral PR, stepped down from the position of President.

     

    On being appointed President, Mantri said:  “Sharif (Rangnekar) in last three years has done some great work for the industry and I hope to continue the momentum. PRCAI is a fantastic organisation. I have enjoyed a long and fruitful association with it. In my role as President, I will continue to underline the importance of high professional standards, support communications professionals across the country and try to improve the public perception of public relations.”

     

    Mantri has been in the public relations industry for over 19 years. He has been one of the most visible proponents of a common code of conduct for the industry in India. To increase awareness about the profession at the grassroot level and stimulate the learning process, he regularly delivers lectures at prominent mass communication colleges in the country.

     

  • The elected members are Sharif D Rangnekar, CEO & Director, Integral PR, for the post of President; Nikhil Dey, President, Public Relations, Genesis Burson Marsteller, as Vice President and Shivraj Parshad, Principal, The PRactice, as Secretary

    PRCAI elects new mancom

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI), the apex body of communications and public relations consultancies, at its Annual General Meeting, elected a new management committee and support chapter heads.

     

    The elected members are Sharif D Rangnekar, CEO & Director, Integral PR, for the post of President; Nikhil Dey, President, Public Relations, Genesis Burson Marsteller, as Vice President and Shivraj Parshad, Principal, The PRactice, as Secretary.

     

    As part of its National outreach, the regional chapter heads elected are Ajay Lamba, COO, Integral PR as Chairperson, North; Shane Jacob, The PRactice as Chairperson, South; Madhuri Sen, MD, Waggener Edstrom as Chairperson, West and Basav Bhattacharya, Strategic Consultant, Integral PR as Chairperson, East.

     

    Mr Rangnekar, the newly elected President said: “PRCAI is committed to its mission: to build and enhance benchmarks relevant to our business including the areas of Knowledge, Ethics and Expertise.” Setting the tone for the two years ahead of the new Management Committee, the President said that PRCAI intends to focus on talent at one level as well as create platforms that recognize quality of work done by the industry so as to showcase the best work done by our industry.”

     

    PRCAI has been representing the industry for over 11 years. During the many years it has organized different forums, taken up a variety of issues and engaged with multiple stakeholders for distinct purposes. In the past year, PRCAI aligned with EPACA to set norms for government engagement aimed at a higher level of transparency.

     

    Public Relations Consultants Association of India is a trade association set up in October 2001 that represents India’s public relations consultancy sector while providing a forum for Government, public bodies, industry associations, trade and others to confer with public relations consultants as a body.