Leadership Council

Awarded 50 Most influencial Rural marketing Professionals of India With a passion for Print Media, brand and marketing communications, founded i9 Media ,a publishing house has come up with India’s first rural magazine “Rural & Marketing”-Integrating Urban with rural markets and digital portal ruralmarketing. Read More Awarded 50 Most influencial Rural marketing Professionals of India With a passion for Print Media, brand and marketing communications, founded i9 Media ,a publishing house has come up with India’s first rural magazine “Rural & Marketing”-Integrating Urban with rural markets and digital portal ruralmarketing. As Editor-In-Chief and Technology Expert for print media and Corporate Communications. Proven ability to fully run an editorial team and grow existing clients as well as winning new business. Over 20 years experience across all media channels including broadcast TV, print ads, interactive media, digital media, & emerging technologies.
As, after years of erudition, Ajay decided to nurture the canvas of India’s social fabric, he discovered himself afresh. His skills for coming up with plans and accomplishing projects fit him altruistic-at-heart, as he accommodates a school for the specially disabled children, and an entrepreneur-by-mind, as he manages the directions of his Full Service Advertising Agency, including a publishing unit, India’s first Integrated Urban & Rural Marketing Magazine.
The author’s inclination towards social services has led him to contribute in project like water and sanitation in the schools, and it is dear to his heart. Presently, the author is pondering on the technological breakthroughs that are taking place in the Indian agriculture, and honing his expertise in Pro Bono Consulting, Knowledge Curation and getting closer to the knowing. You can get in touch with the author at ajayadlakha@gmail.com.Read Less

Anirban has more than 20 years of expertise in brand advisory and integrated marketing communications. A gold medalist in MBA from Jadavpur University in Calcutta, he did further studies in strategic management from IIM Calcutta as he pursued a long duration programme, Programme in Leading and Management. Read More Anirban has more than 20 years of expertise in brand advisory and integrated marketing communications. A gold medalist in MBA from Jadavpur University in Calcutta, he did further studies in strategic management from IIM Calcutta as he pursued a long duration programme, Programme in Leading and Management. His breadth of experience covers media, research, financial markets, brand consulting, and of course, strategic planning with organizations like The Statesman, Malayala Manorama, SHCIL, Shining Strategic Identity, MAA Bozell, IMRB International, TNS, Dentsu, DDB Mudra, FCB Ulka in the past and with J Walter Thompson in Delhi, where he was Senior Vice President and Executive Planning Director, just before moving into independent consulting and teaching. Anirban is also a speaker at various forums and has presented case studies in international seminars. He was a contributory speaker at the “Wharton Future of Advertising Round Table” in India and has been a member of the Global Strategic Planning Council of FCB worldwide network in the past. He has been in the executive committee of Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI) in the past. He was also a member of the ABC task force of FICCI-India Sanitation Coalition.
He currently teaches marketing at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon. He is also a guest faculty at IIM Trichy. Anirban is also the programme director for the Post Graduate Programme in Strategic Digital Marketing offered on the Great Learning platform. His current areas of interest include use of play techniques for marketing strategy development and leveraging technology for the development sector. He is also pursuing his Ph.D. at IIEST, Shibpur, an Institute of National Importance.Read Less

Benjamin Mathew. Certified Master Trainer Program for Skill Development from Pearson, London, Efficient Logistics and Systems Management Expert, Distribution Restructuring Workflow Manager, Trained QA professional, Trainer Speaker and Coach. ….. Read More
Benjamin Mathew. Certified Master Trainer Program for Skill Development from Pearson, London, Efficient Logistics and Systems Management Expert, Distribution Restructuring Workflow Manager, Trained QA professional, Trainer Speaker and Coach.
A post graduate in management and finance with 22 years of work experience in the area of Business Strategy, Distribution and Technology, Benjamin’s primary work is in the area creating business models at the Base of the Pyramid in the Social and Corporate sector.Working as partner with leading consulting firm MART in the Emerging market with experience of delivering solution in the in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and African Countries.Have worked with many important projects in India and abroad viz. TATA Wiron, India, Coffee International Development, Nigeria, GE Healthcare, Bangladesh, CSC India, JK Tyres, India, US Aid, Nepal, John Deere, India amongst others.Read Less