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POPAI India resurrected

23rd September' 2011, under the guidance of Mr. Tom Harris, Chair - Global Chapter Development, POPAI Global witnessed the resurrection of POPAI's India Chapter. A meeting was held at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai which was attended by the key players of Point-of-Purchase industry. The agenda was to have an India Chapter of POPAI in place. The event was attended by 29 people. The day was steered by Tom Harris and Vasant Jante, Publisher, VJ Media Works who took the audience through the yesterday, today and tomorrow of POPAI in India. The day started with the discussion on the past of POPAI in India, the success and more so the failures that took place. After yester-years of POPAI were pondered on, the present was discussed where the fact that a need for an association is critical was secoded by every attendee. Post which, Tom Harris shared the guidelines and strategies on how the Indian Chapter can be driven and what all is essential. 

The fees for membership was also unanimously agreed upon to be Rs. 75, 000/-, for a year where the validity will be one year from the date of payment. This enthusiastic response culminated in the election of Board of Directors in the same meeting. POPAI India Chapter will have seven Board of Directors in place out of which two slots are kept empty for a Brand and Retailer to come on board. The other Board of Directors includes:

  • Vijay Mane, from Effex - He was later elected as the Chairman of POPAI India Chapter by the Board of Directors
  • Amit De, from Planet Design - He was later elected as the Vice Chairman of POPAI India Chapter by the Board of Directors
  • Vasant Jante, from VJ Media Works is the Honorary member and has been selected as the Company Secretary for POPAI India Chapter
  • Ragesh Bhatia from Rex Enterprises
  • Jasmine Grover from Studio Thorn

Apart from the Board of Directors, there will be a set of Committee members who will further drive the agenda on specific grounds they are Design Merchandising Studio (DMS) - Mumbai, RAMMS (Mumbai), SAB Creations (Mumbai), Litmus (Mumbai), GMT (Mumbai), GH Graphics (Delhi) and GV Display (Delhi).

The zest clearly indicated the will to have an active association in place that can take care of the common issues of the industry and drive it to the next level along with the active participation of brands and retailers.

The Chapter is up and running and the membership is open. Keep looking up this space for more updates on POPAI India.