DALLAS (23 May 2024): The International News Media Association (INMA) has announced the election of 12 news executives to its governing Board of Directors during the organisation’s annual business meeting. Since their last business meeting, Bharat Gupta, CEO, Jagran New Media, India has been elected as president of the South Asia Division.
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As a part of their governing body, INMA elected Gert Ysebaert, CEO, Mediahuis, Belgium, as their president for a two-year term. In his new role, Ysebaert will chair the association’s Board of Directors. Siv Juvik Tveitnes, CEO, Schibsted Media, Norway, has been elected as INMA’s new first Vice President and is scheduled to assume the presidency in 2026. Maribel Perez Wadsworth, President and CEO, Knight Foundation, United States, will serve as immediate past president for the next two years.
In addition to Bharat Gupta, the executives elected to new Board terms starting June 1 include:
- Alexandra Beverfjord, Executive Vice President, Aller Media, Norway
- Mark Campbell, Chief Marketing Officer, Hearst, United States, as president of the North America Division
- Lotta Edling, Editorial Director, Bonnier News, Sweden
- Carlos Nuñez Murias, Chairman and CEO, Prisa Media, Spain
- Catherine So, CEO, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
- Praveen Someshwar, Managing Director and CEO, HT Media, India
- Sivakumar Sundaram, CEO - publishing, Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (BCCL), India
- Anna-Katharina Kölbl, Head Of Business Development, Funke Medien, Germany, as chair of the Young Professionals Initiative Committee
The INMA members that are now stepping down from the Board are:
- Pawan Agarwal, Deputy Managing Director, Dainik Bhaskar, India, as president of the South Asia Division
- PJ Browning, President, Newspaper Division, Evening Post Publishing, United States
- Damian Eales, CEO, Move Inc./Realtor.com, United States
- Chris Janz, CEO, Capital Brief, Australia
- Troy Niday, Chief Operating Officer, Sonoma Media Investments, United States, as president of the North America Division
- Martha Ortiz, Former Editor, El Colombiano, Colombia
The INMA Board of Directors oversees the association's global activities, making sure all fiduciary responsibilities are fulfilled.
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