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Our Managing Board
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The DMA: India operates under the guidance of a managing board that comprises of luminaries from the industry: from India and abroad ..
A partial list is given below ... Rob Woodrooffe / Douglas Sacks / Pankaj Shah / G. Nagalingappa ...
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If you can study our site and let us know what interests you best.
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Is it the DM report, or is it the Case Studies. Or is it the linkages with the educational institutions ?
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Please send us more info about yourself. |
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Rob Woodrooffe:
President: Interwood Marketing Group ( Direct Marketer of the Year ’95 awardee from the Canadian Marketing Assn.) as also the representative of the Electronic Retailing Assn. to the Advisory Group of the Universal Postal Union.
Mr. Douglas Sacks
Douglas Sacks has worked on-site on five continents assisting both U.S. and international companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies establish operations and develop and implement direct marketing, database marketing and e-business campaigns. Presently working as an international marketing consultant, he spent nine years (1998-2007) as Senior Vice-President-International at Infocore, Inc. a data brokerage management and consultancy company. Companies and agencies he has worked with include: the Dupont Corp., Acxiom, Experian, Time Warner Music, CNN International, Invest in Sweden Agency, Veritas Analytics, American Express, MasterCard International and UNICEF.
Doug is the past Chair of the U.S. DMA International Council's Operating Committee (OPCOM)2001-2003, and the former Editor of its newsletter, the Hot Press.
He is: the author of more than twenty articles on international marketing and data privacy legislation, a contributor to several books on international marketing, and a frequent speaker at marketing events both in the U.S. and abroad. Since 2005 he has been a featured monthly columnist for "Direct Marketing International" Magazine (UK) www.dmionline.net. He is on the Board of Directors of the DMA of India, and on the faculty of New York University (Adjunct Asst. Professor of Marketing) teaching in the "Master of Science in Direct and Interactive Marketing" program. In 2001, NYU presented Doug with its Award for Teaching Excellence in the School for Continuing and Professional Studies. In 2007 he was invited to join the Founders Board for The Center for University Based Enterprise and Development at the University of New Haven in New Haven, CT (CUBED@UNH). Presently he is writing a book on International Marketing. |
Mr. PANKAJ L. SHAH
BSc (Hons) CMLT DMLT AIMT (India)
Prof. Pankaj Shah started his career in 1977. Prof. Shah is an honours graduate in Microbiology and a University rank holder in Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT). He is also an Associate Professor of Advanced Instrumentation and Techniques in various recognized institutes of MLT and consequently is an examiner for the above course conducted by the Board of Technical Examinations, Maharashtra, Bombay.
He is also associated Life Member and International Co-ordinator with “All India Medical Laboratory Technologists Association” which strives for the betterment of the present- day laboratorian, which has 10,000 members and manage 26 MLT Institutes under its banner. He is been appointed as Chairman of the Foreign Collaboration & International Affairs Committee of AIMLTA.
A pioneer entrepreneur to have established a manufacturing unit, STECHNOL DIAGNOSTICS, of import substitute reagents for Blood Gas, Haematology & ISE Analyzers, Prof. Shah provides cost effective reagents of highest quality and with his resourcefulness is continuously striving to add more products in his list of "import substitute" items.
After his two year tenure with TATA Exports for Medical Exports, he switched over to marketing by going to Dubai for establishing a trading network for Diagnostic Products.
He swiftly moved to the new field as IT Chief of Atcom Technologies Limited, wherein he successfully controlled a team of Software Programmers & Designers to upgrade and maintain the 20 plus Corporate Websites together with B2C and B2B portals.
With the concept of Network Marketing picking up, he saw a bright future in it and jumped on the bandwagon firstly as a consultant, by establishing a start-up Company for a renowned Music Director, later he moved to Versatile Informatics Technologies Pvt Ltd and served as Vice – president to Varié Marketing Concepts Pvt Ltd. His Network Marketing Consultancy encompasses the complete gamut of conceptualisation to implementation, including compensation plan, inputs for software development & maintenance, development of Marketing Tools and Achievement plans.
Currently Mr Shah is President of Image Multitrade Pvt Ltd ( Network Marketing ) having operations in 22 States; and having maintained a colossal network of 100,000 plus distributors.
Mr. G. Naga
Aged 44 Years, BOLT national awardee. A Doctorate in Management having experience in various fields. Instrumental in implementation of Quality Systems for several corporates.
Academic Qualifications
· Ph.D. (Management) on topic “Business Process Reengineering as a Tool to improve competencies of Indian Industries” from Kuvempu University.
· MBA (Marketing) - First class
· B. E. (Mech.) I class
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
. Bachelor of Legal Laws (L.L.B)
. ISO Lead Auditor trained by Nigel Bauer & Associates and TUV India
QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTOR
Indian Airforce (IAF)
Certified Strategic Management Teacher – Certified after attending a series of courses on Strategic Management conducted by all the IIMs, XLRI, MDI and IIFT.
Post-Doctoral Study :
International High-Technology Business Partnership Project on business practices of leading hi-technology firms in India with California State, Fullerton State University, USA.
Research
§ Ph.D (Management) from Kuvempu University under the guidance of Prof. B Bakkappa. (Business process Reengineering as a tool to improve competence of Indian Industries {with special reference to selected Indian Industries}).
§ Guided more than 65 Management related projects at MBA level.
§ Did a research on "Study of existing health services and need for medical colleges in Davangere District, Karnataka" for Bapuji Educational Association, Davangere during the months May-September 2001.
§ Writing case studies and Term papers on TQM, Services Marketing, Strategic Management, and Supply Chain Management.
¨ Participated in designing MBA Curriculum of Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka. A member of syllabus framing committee for the subjects such as Total Quality Management, Services Marketing & Strategic Management.
¨ Participated in designing New Governance for MBA Programme 2001-2003 of Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka.
¨ Examiner for Marketing and Project Works of MBA, Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka.
¨ Working as an Academic Counselor to MBA and PGDBA courses of Indra Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Davangere Centre, Karnataka.
¨ Organized and participated actively in many cultural, sports, social activities and business quizzes.
¨ Actively participated in institutional building/development activities.
¨ Successfully led students' community during industrial visits to cities like Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Hydrabad etc.
¨ Arranged guest lectures at our institute as well as outside.
Awards :
Broad Outlook Learner Teacher [BOLT] Awarded by AIR INDIA alongwith Deccan Herald and Prajavani Group – October 2004.
Excellent Teacher Award for consecutive years [1999 – 2000, 2000 – 2001, 2001 – 2002]
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
The Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi [LM32065, 2001]
Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad.
Quality Circle Forum Of India, Hyderabad.
He has published/presented several Research papers. |
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