IAMAI appoints Shailesh Rao and Ambareesh Murty to top posts

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Friday, May 15, 2009 appointed Shailesh Rao, Managing Director, Google India, as Chairman, and Ambareesh Murty, Country Manager, eBay India, as Vice Chairman. Sanjay Aggarwal, General Manager, Operations, IRCTC, one of the largest e-commerce sites in India, has been appointed Treasurer of the Association.

Rao said, “We need to build a more visible identity and collective vision for India’s Internet industry. By organising the relevant stakeholders, evangelising the value of the medium, and advocating for more proactive government action on behalf of the Internet, IAMAI will emerge as the most credible and important platform for digital India.”

Murty said, “The Internet is now the mainstream medium and the priority in the next few years would be to ensure that the IAMAI represents the entire ecosystem of internet businesses in India today, including start-ups and early-stage businesses.”

As Treasurer of the Association, Aggarwal’s aim would be to bring e-commerce to the forefront of all commercial activities in India, thereby aiming to bring choice, transparency and efficiency to all transactions.

IAMAI represents the interests of the Internet and mobile value added services companies in India. A digital India vision statement, a better business environment for mobile VAS companies, legalisation of VoIP termination on PSTN line, better commercial terms for online agencies and publishers and a thrust for e-commerce are some of the key priorities for the Association.

IAMAI is a not-for-profit industry body registered under the Societies Act, 1896. Its mandate is to expand and enhance the online and mobile value added services sectors.