NEWS1 July 2024
INDIA – Industry association the Market Research Society of India (MRSI) has named its management committee for 2024-2027, with Nitin Kamat elected as president.
Kamat, chief growth and partnerships officer at TAM Media Research, succeeds Paru Minocha in the role of MRSI president.
Kamat was the treasurer for MRSI’s managing committee 2022-2024 and was also part of the MRSI’s ISEC committee.
Additionally, Puneet Avasthi and Shuvadip Banerjee have been elected as vice-presidents, Anila Vinayak as secretary, and Parijat Chakraborty as treasurer.
The new managing committee was announced at MRSI’s annual general meeting held on 27th June in Mumbai.
Paru Minocha, managing director, South Asia, insights division, Kantar and outgoing president, MRSI, said: “I am grateful for the unwavering trust MRSI members placed in the current managing committee. Key initiatives like the launch of the socioeconomic classification system, ‘ISEC’, and the market sizing report of FY 2022-23, have given a new direction and scale to the vision of the association going forward.”
Nitin Kamat, president, MRSI, said: “The market research industry has seen a seismic shift, making it crucial to stay ahead of the curve. My focus will be to engage new minds, to not only maintain existing standards but also implement a new set of ideas and initiatives. In addition to building MRSI’s three pillars – profile, pride, and network, I firmly believe building trust is another crucial pillar that we will work upon.”