Anthony Tan is one of nine new directors joining the board of INMA following its virtual annual meeting.

He is currently deputy chief executive of Singapore Press Holdings.

Members also acknowledged new division board presidents - including Dainik Bhaskar deputy managing director Pawan Agarwal to the South Asia division - and departing executives including division president Rajiv Verma, formerly of HT Media.

Also elected to board terms were: Marcelo Benez (Folha de S.Paulo, Brazil), John Boynton (Torstar, Canada), Carsten Erdmann (Funke Media, Germany), Frederic Kachar (Infoglobo, Brazil), Frank Mahlberg (Bild Media Group, Germany), Martha Ortiz (El Colombiano, Colombia), Pam Siddall (Advance Local, USA) and Rika Swart (Media24 Newspapers, South Africa),

Members heard that the chair of a new Young Professionals Committee will be elevated to the INMA board of directors. The committee chair for the next year is Katharina Neubert, director membership strategy of Business Insider. The committee governs a Young Professionals Initiative for INMA, set up to engage rising stars of news media companies under the age of 30.

During the annual meeting, INMA president Damian Eales of News Corp Australia recognised six departing executives, the others being Brooke Christofferson, formerly of Gannett, as North America Division President; Kirk Davis, formerly of Gatehouse Media; Michael Doorly, formerly of Independent News & Media; Griet Ducatteeuw, formerly of Mediahuis; and Pit Gottschalk of Pit'ch and Sport1.

Eales praised their service to INMA and made a special commendation for Gottschalk, who served nine years on the INMA board, a rarity in the association's 90-year history.