Mumbai: On the 85th Anniversary of the International Advertising Association (IAA) in New York, special North Star medals were announced for Srinivasan Swamy and Ramesh Narayan for their distinguished service to the IAA.

In addition, Swamy was also commended for his role as the global president of the IAA.

Swamy and Narayan had also been honoured as Global Champions by the IAA at its inaugural Inspire Awards in London in 2014.

They have both been inducted into the IAA India Chapter Hall of Fame and are the recipients of several other prestigious awards in the Marcom space.

Swamy was the first Indian to be global president of the IAA.

Narayan has been a director on the Global Board of the IAA and was its vice president APAC region. They are both past presidents of the India Chapter of the IAA.