Malaysia — In its recent Annual General Meeting, the Malaysian Advertisers Association (MAA) has appointed Claudian Navin Stanislaus as its new president, and Javed Jafri as the association’s new vice president.
Stanislau and Javed will be leading MAA’s newly-elected council members from Coca Cola Far East, GrabTaxi Holdings, Heineken Malaysia, Mondelez Malaysia Sales, Nestle Products, P&G, and many more.
Stanislaus is also the head of communication and consumer marketing for BABA PRODUCTS. Meanwhile, Jafri is the media and digital hub lead for Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos from Unilever Holdings.
On the importance of the association, Stanislaus said that the MAA has always played an advocacy role on behalf of advertisers in Malaysia, engaging the various ministries and regulatory bodies, as well as fellow industry stakeholders; from media owners, media and creative agencies and digital players, to ensure that the channels of communication and cooperation are always active in the pursuit for a conducive environment for brands to thrive without compromising consumers’ rights.
He added, “The MAA will be reaching out to other trade associations too, and seek opportunities to work together on initiatives that can benefit the industry, especially the SME sector which is critical to the growth of the economy.”
