The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has unanimously elected Mr Sam Balsara, Chairman and Managing Director, Madison World, as its Chairman for the year 2011-12. Mr T. Venkattram Reddy of Deccan Chronicle Holdings was unanimously elected Deputy Chairman.
Mr Balsara has been on ABC's management council since 2002 and was Deputy Chairman for 2010-11.
On the management council from the advertiser community this year are Mr S. M. Ahmad (ITC), Mr Ravi Pisharody (Tata Motors), Mr Debabrata Mukherjee (Coca-Cola India) and Mr Anil Dua (Hero MotoCorp).
Representing ad agencies will be Mr Shashidhar Sinha of Universal McCann Erickson India (Honorary Secretary).