N. Murali

In a career spanning over four decades Murali handled all non-editorial and business functions focussing on finance, advertisement, circulation, administration and other commercial aspects.^[1] Posts held in Newspaper and Media Industry bodies: President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) - (1983–84) ^[2] Chairman, Council of Management, Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) (1996–97); chairman, National Readership Studies Council (NRSC) (1998-2000); chairman, Board of Governors, Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) (2003–04)^[3] Elected as first board member from South Asia of IFRA, Darmstadt, Germany (the world's leading association for media publishing) (1998-2004); Member of the Board of World Association of Newspapers(WAN), Paris (2005–06) Chairman, Board of Trustees of Press Institute of India – RIND (May 2003-Sept.2010). Conferred "Distinguished Service Award" by the Advertising Club Chennai in 1995 for contribution to Advertising.^[4]

Trustee of The Music Academy, Madras (up to 6 November 2005); Currently, President of The Music Academy, Madras, (from November 2005) in Chennai ^[5] He has held administrative positions as chairman, Finance Committee and a vice-president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association President, Tamil Nadu Tennis Association, (1994–96)^[6] Trustee, Media Development Foundation, Chennai;^[7] Member of the Board of Governors of Thiagarajar School of Management (Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University), Madurai, Tamil Nadu.^[8]

Murali is married to Tara, an architect. They have two children.^{[citation needed]}