Sharif D Rangnekar, CEO and Director, Integral PR, has been re-elected as president of the Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI).

The industry trade body also announced the election of a new management committee and regional chapter heads for 2014-2016.

Alongside Sharif, the association also selected Avian Media’s CEO, Nitin Mantri as Vice President and Jaideep Shergill, CEO, MSL India as Secretary.

Commenting on being re-elected President, Mr Rangnekar said: “The dynamics of communications are changing at a very fast pace. The PR industry continues to gain prominence as demand for credible branding, positioning and communications is growing rapidly. In a scenario such as this, the industry association intends to underline the importance of good work, our role and ethics. We, at PRCAI intend to take these factors seriously to our stakeholders, and address these on top priority as members of the management committee.”

The regional chapter heads are listed below:

Pulkit Srivastava, Director, Perfect Relations: Chairperson, North
Julie Joseph, Vice President, Technology Vertical, The Practice: Chairperson, South
Madhuri Sen, MD, Waggener Edstrom: Chairperson, West
Basav Bhattacharya, Strategic Consultant, Integral PR: Chairperson, East