Maaresh Starling is elected OAAM president
PETALING JAYA: The Outdoor Advertising Association of Malaysia (OAAM) has announced Maaresh Starling, the chief operating officer of Redberry Advertising, as its newly elected president.
Mary Koh, the executive director of WOW Outdoor, returns as its vice-president at the Association’s recent AGM.
The association’s other office bearers are Henry Tan as its secretary who is from Parisign Media and Bay Chee Leong as its treasurer who represents United Malaya 360 Media.
The elected committee who makes up the rest of the council is represented by Spectrum Outdoor, Sanctuary Billboards and Seni Jaya.
Starling said in a statement that “it is indeed an honour as well as a great responsibility, especially during these challenging times brought upon us by the pandemic.
“Together with my fellow council, we shall do our best to help our members navigate through the issues we will be faced with.
“We aim to keep to our vision and mission of building and promoting a sustainable industry with high level of standards, good governance and ethics.”
He added OAAM has plans to go on a membership drive and have more engagement opportunities with the government and local councils as well as with other industry peer bodies such as the Malaysian Advertisers Association (MAA), the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As) and the Media Specialists Association (MSA).
“This is important to ensure the outdoor industry continues to grow, to be sustainable and to be significant.
“On behalf of OAAM, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to the immediate past president, Henry Low for his leadership, passion and drive to alleviate the outdoor industry.”
OAAM, was established in 1993, is the peak body representing outdoor advertising media owners for the entire spectrum from ambient or alternative media through to transit advertising, billboards, and brand activation to the respective federal and state governments, local authorities, industry, and the consumer.