Vijay Kumar, fondly known as “Vijay” joined the Hyderabad Advertising Club in 1988, while working in Hyderabad Allwyn as Marketing Manager and was unanimously elected Secretary.

He was the Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the first edition of Adscan in 1989. and also in the organizing committee of subsequent Adscan conventions organized in 1991 and 1993.

He served two terms as Vice President of Club and three terms as the President between 1991 and 2000. Vijay was instrumental in organizing the ADEX from its inception. The judging methodology, the codification process and awards presentation were devised and refined over the years.

He was responsible for acquiring the office premises for the Club so that it can permanently house its archives, and also hold committee meetings.

Santha is an eminent personality amongst the advertising fraternity with over 25 years of experience. She was serial entrepreneur in starting Sista’s Advertising which later merged into Saatchi & Saatchi..

She started Mindset in 1998 and got into affiliation with JWT in 2007. JWT Mindset EYW Advertising is the first Hyderabad based agency to win awards from Mumbai Advertising Club and International Awards.

Santha was the President of Hyderabad Advertising Club twice. It was during her first term that the first ever Adscan (National Convention of Advertising Professionals) was organized in 1989. This was the joint brainchild of Santha and I Venkat.

Santha has always been very active in the Advertising Club and she had imparted training to many entrants in the industry and actually receives “Thank You” mails on teachers’ day.

Narendra Paruchuri, a Chemical Engineer, joined Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd. in1978.

He was instrumental in upgrading the press with the latest technologies. Starting as a small printer with one treadle, Pragati has bagged the Best Printer in the World award twice in 2006 and 2008. The Credit for the great strides the Hyderabad advertising fraternity could take in quality and aesthetics of print production goes to Narendra.

He has addressed many a seminars / workshops on print media design & production organized by the Advertising Club - Hyderabad.

I Venkat is a well respected senior professional. Prior to his current assignment with Nimmagadda Foundation, he had been a one company man a rare occurrence in the world of advertising. Joining the Eenadu Group immediately after graduation 30 years ago, in the advertising department, he rose steadily to become the Director of Advertising of the Eenadu Group of Publications and ETV.

A well known supporter of the ad industry, he is a Past President of Advertising Club Hyderabad and was actively involved with professional bodies like Indian Newspaper Society, Media Research Users Council, Andhra Pradesh Newspaper Association, Advertising Standards Council of India and the recently formed Indian Broadcasting Foundation.

He believes in Transparency, Sticking to Rules and Respecting others.

A veteran Advertising professional, Neelamegham, well known as 'Neelu' in the advertising circles was instrumental in developing the Advertising Club of Hyderabad in various capacities, was the Chief Organiser of National Advertising Conventions Adscan 1988, 1991 and 1993; was awarded for his contribution to advertising profession by the Adclub Hyderabad; Honoured for his Contribution to growth of Advertising profession in South India by Advertising Club Madras;

Neelamegham, started his career in advertising in 1965 as Media Manager in LPE Aiyars Advertising in Delhi, one of the largest agencies at the time. He held senior positions in all major areas - Media, Client Servicing, Public Relations and Event Managements with leading advertising agencies since 1965 both at Delhi and Hyderabad. He oped the southern regional office of Akshara Advertising in 1985. He was the Senior Vice President of Akshara Advertising for two decades before taking over as Managing Director of the Company.

Hall of Fame by PRCI, Bangalore; He is presently National President of Public Relations Council of India. He has held various positions in PRSI for over 20 years from being in the Executive Committee of Delhi Chapter, Secretary and Chairman of Hyderabad Chapter and Secretary-General, National Council.

He has attended several Professional Conventions abroad and within the country. He is also a member of AMIC for over 2 decades. He is Director of the Governing Council and member of National Council, PRCI.

Anil has been with the Times Group since 1983, moved to Hyderabad in 1992 to start the Group’s operations in Andhra Pradesh..

He was part of the team that launched the Hyderabad edition of Economic Times in 1995 and The Times of India in 2000.

Anil has always been part of the activities of the Ad Club. He has served the Club in various capacities right from an Ececutive Member to the President

Vijay has almost 30 years of National and International Advertising, Multimedia & Brand Management experience (Press, Print, Multimedia, Web, Outdoor & POS.

He has won several awards for Copywriting, Ad Film/Radio Production, Multimedia Presentations etc. at Ad Clubs of Bangalore, Chennai & Hyderabad.

Last assignment (till April 2007) was for 4 years with the Deccan Chronicle Group where he set up and ran their Interactive Division on a Turnkey basis. Prior to that he was Managing Director, Javelin Mediaworx Ltd., part of a Dubai Internet.

He is a published author, poet. A regular \'features\' contributor to leading English magazines and newspapers. An active theatre enthusiast who has acted in / directed over 250 productions.

Vijay has always been taking very active part in the Hyderabad Ad Club and although he has not held any position in the club, he readily accepts any assignments given to him.