Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA) announces new Executive Committee
Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA) announces new Executive Committee
IEIA, which is the apex body representing the Exhibition Industry in India, elected its new Executive Committee at the 9th Annual General Meeting held on November 20, 2015 at India International Centre, N. Delhi. IEIA Executive Committee comprises of 10 members elected by all member organisations, representing various segments of the exhibition industry viz, exhibition organisers, service providers and venue owners. The elected office bearers drive the working of the association with the objective of overall development of the exhibition sector in the country.
Mr. K. V. Nagendra Prasad, COO, HITEX Limited, has been elected as the new chair of the Executive Committee as President of the association, while Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director EPCH, who is the outgoing President, shall continue to be the EC member of IEIA, in the capacity of ex-officio member. Mr. Prasad brings with him rich leadership experienceand has been associated with the exhibitions sector for the last 15 years. Mr. Ravinder Sethi, MD, R.E. Rogers India has been elected to the post of Vice President, Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, CEO, Lotus Exhibitions & Marketing Services, as Honorary Secretary, Mr. M.B. Naqvi, CEO Media Today Group, as Treasurer of IEIA, while Mr. Max Fernandes, Head- Operations, UBM India Pvt. Ltd.; Ms. Sonia Prashar, MD, Nuernberg Messe India; Mr. Sudeep Sarcar, Vice President, IEML; Mr. Vipul Agarwal, Managing Partner, Expro Events & Exhibits and Mr. Balasubramanian, Sr. Director & Head, Trade. Fairs, IMTMA hold the office as Executive Members of the association.
The AGM of IEIA commenced with the opening remarks and welcome by the President of the outgoing Executive Committee, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, followed by a report shared by him about the activities and achievements of his team during the past 2 years’ tenure. He expressed gratitude to the outgoing EC for their leadership and substantial contribution over the last 2 years and also thanked all the members for their earnest support tothe association.The new team is all set to take the association to another level with a fresh perspective and looks forward to building on the legacy of the past ECs over the last 9 years. Mr. Prasad shared his vision for building a stronger exhibition industry in India with plans to spearhead innovative operations and enhanced activities of the association, for addressing the concerns of the members and the industry, which will accelerate the growth of the sector.IEIA is the apex body in India providing a common platform to the entire exhibition industry to consider ways and means for development of its various facets related to the exhibition industry from development to removal of bottlenecks disrupting the growth of the sector.
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