IAA Malaysia Welcomes New 2025-26 Leadership Team

Fresh faces. Renewed energy. A bold step forward.

We're excited to share highlights from our 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on 25 June 2025, where we ushered in a new Executive Committee (EXCO) for the term 2025/26.

Following the global success of the 45th IAA World Congress 2024, hosted right here in Malaysia, the momentum continues with a diverse and dynamic leadership team ready to chart our next chapter.

Meet Your 2025/26 IAAM Leadership:

• John D Chacko – President & Past Chairman, 45th IAA World Congress, 2024
• Dr. Milan Agnihotri – Vice President & Head of Strategy and Growth, Dentsu Group Malaysia
• Amy Chia – Honorary Secretary & Past ED IAA World Congress
• Dr. Hamimda Agil – Honorary Treasurer & Senior Lecturer, UiTM
• Timothy Chan – EXCO Education & CEO, IACT College
• Sailendra Kanagasundram – EXCO Events & Founder, Visual Retale
• Gary Tay – EXCO Digital & Director, YM Global Technologies
• Yee Hui Tsin – EXCO Corporate Relations & Branding & CEO, TBWA
• Sandeep Joseph – EXCO Awards & CEO and Co-Founder, Ampersand Advisory

We also warmly welcome Omar Shaari, immediate past Vice President, into his new role as Senior Advisor, continuing his invaluable guidance and leadership

The AGM was also a moment of reflection and gratitude. Thank you to all our corporate members and guests for your active participation — and to Dentsu Malaysia for generously hosting us.

We’re just getting started. The newly elected EXCO is already at work — further refining our strategy, engaging members, and gearing up for impactful programs ahead.

At IAAM, we remain firmly aligned with the IAA’s global mission — to be the Global Compass for Marketing Communications. We continue to further refine our local focus: To be an international network of marketing communications professionals, offering members affordable access to creativity, innovation, and sustainability expertise — empowering them to grow their people and businesses while staying globally relevant and competitive.

To kick things off is the “Creative Intelligence-Learning from Cannes Lions 2025” workshop on Tuesday 5 August— exclusive insights from speakers and jury members. For more information on the workshop >>