Gupta is a member of numerous media industry organizations and now serves as president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2019-20.
He was a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s Managing Committee in 2004-05 and chairman of the ABC in 2012-13, as well as vice chairman of the Media Research User’s Council (MRUC) in September 2021.
The Indian Newspaper Society nominated him to the World Association of Newspapers’ board of directors in Paris.
Srivastava has spent more than three decades at Maruti Suzuki, working in both local and international marketing. He is a member of the CII National Committee on Marketing, the Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI), the Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA), the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), and the Media Research Users Council India (MRUCI). His digital transformation achievements include making MSIL the first automobile OEM in the world to accept car bookings on Metaverse. He is an IIM Ahmedabad alumni.
MRUCI was founded in 1994 with the goal of organizing accurate, timely, and efficient media research in the country across all kinds of media. In terms of media research, the MRUCI operates purely to serve the interests of its members, as the name implies.
“I am happy that IRS is being revived after a gap because of Covid,” Sinha said as he handed on the role.
In his vote of appreciation, Shailesh Gupta noted, “I’d like to thank Mr. Shashi Sinha for leading MRUCI and taking several steps forward in reviving the IRS.” It will be my goal to contribute to the development of rigorous third-party research that benefits all stakeholders and moves the industry ahead.”
The Board of Governors has also added two new members, namely:
Rajeev Beotra is the Executive Director of HT Media Ltd.
Anupriya Acharya, Publicis Groupe’s CEO for South Asia
Shailesh Gupta, the Wholetime Director of Jagran Prakashan Limited, is a well-known figure in the Indian media industry.
Shailesh has added a new dimension to Jagran’s marketing strategy and has been in the forefront of driving transformative change at the Jagran group over the last 25 years. He has also served as Director of Music Broadcast Limited and Director of Midday Infomedia Ltd.
Shailesh is a member of various media business organizations.
2019-20 President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS).
Elected as the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s youngest member of the Managing Committee in 200405 Chairman, Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), 201213 Vice Chairman of Media Research User’s Council (MRUC), Sep 2021. MRUC is one of India’s most renowned media research organisations, created with the primary goal of arranging accurate, timely, and efficient media research across the country.
The Indian Newspaper Society nominated him to the World Association of Newspapers’ board of directors in Paris.
He was also named the “Most Talented CMO of India” by the World Marketing Congress in 2014, the “Youngest Entrepreneur Of The Year” by the Rotary Club of India, and the “Excellence Award for Communication and Mass Entertainment” by the Merchants’ Chamber of Uttar Pradesh.
Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer at Maruti Suzuki, is a business leader par excellence and is widely recognized as one of India’s most influential marketers, having led and steered Maruti Suzuki’s Marketing & Sales function through its most difficult phases of covid pandemic and supply chain disruption.
Mr. Srivastava has spent more than three decades with Maruti Suzuki, working in both domestic and international marketing and seeing the growth of the Indian automobile industry from its infancy to today’s hypercompetitive period.
As an alumni of the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad, he is currently modernizing Maruti Suzuki’s Marketing & Sales division and preparing it for the disruptive mobility ecosystem ahead. His digital transformation initiatives include making MSIL the first car OEM in the world to accept vehicle reservations on Metaverse.
