• April 8, 2008

Alan Rutherford, CEO of Digitas Global, was elected to SVP of the International Advertising Association's Board of Directors. Rutherford will eventually become chairman and world president.

Pheroza Bilimoria, managing director of Business India Publications, Ltd., was elected secretary and Sandy Kornberg, advisory board member of Global Advertising Strategies, was elected treasurer. The elections follow the recent succession of Indra Abidin to IAA chairman and world president from senior vice president.

The IAA Board of Directors is the IAA's main governing body, which makes major decisions on the strategy and future direction of the association. The SVP, secretary and treasurer are elected by the IAA World Board every two years to represent its worldwide membership.

--Tanya Irwin