The newly elected Council is as follows:
| Chairperson | Elsa Thirion-Venter |
| Chair Elect/Treasurer | Rob Powell |
| Immediate Past Chair | Salomé Barnard |
| Johannesburg Chair | Marna Kirchner |
| Cape Chair | Stina van Rooyen |
| Pretoria Chair | Sanchen Henning |
| KwaZulu Chair | Peter Highley |
| Namibia Chair | Cornelius D'Alton |
| Fieldworkers Forum Chair | Claudette Dearnaley |
| Research Users Forum (RUF) Chair | Neil Govender |
| SAMRA Corporate Chair | Lydia Rolando |
| Professional Practice Chair | Elaine Alder |
| Membership Chair | Jan Wegelin |
| Communications Chair | Kathryn Ann Robinson |
| External Communications Portfolio Chair | Anina Maree |
| International Communications Portfolio Chair | Leonie Vorster |
| Membership Diversity | Mzwandile Khanya |
| SAMRA Journal Chair | Dion van Zyl |
| Conference and Awards Chair | Kim Larsen |
| Yearbook Chair | Cletus Dube |
| Accreditation Chair | Alex Kessel |
| Training and Education Chair | Noluvuko Mathibe |
| Code of Conduct Chair | Shirley Harding |
| Services Seta Chair | Margaret Constantaras |
Says SAMRA chairperson Elsa Thirion-Venter, "High on our agenda is to increase membership numbers among individuals and companies involved in the marketing research industry, as well as among students as potential future marketing researchers." Other goals are:
Go to www.samra.co.za for contact details of the new council.
