The new directors of 10 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have been appointed by the government.
Professor G Raghuram will be the Director of IIM— Bangalore. Raghuram has been a faculty member at IIM—Ahmedabad since 1985. He has been appointed in place of Prof. Sushil Vachani, whose resignation as IIM—Bangalore Director has been accepted.
Shailendra Singh and Dheeraj Sharma will be the head of IIM in Ranchi and Rohtak, respectively.
Bharat Bhasker has been named the Director of IIM—Raipur.
Mahadeo Prasad Jaiswal and L S Murty will be heading the premier business schools in Sambalpur and Nagpur.
Prof. Ganesan Kannabiran and Prof. Neelu Rohmetra will be Directors of IIMs in Bodhgaya and Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur, respectively.
Chandrasekhar Mylavarapu will head the institute in Vishakapatnam.
Bhimaraya Metri will head IIM—Tiruchirappalli.
These appointments were approved by the ACC—headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a period of five years, or until the incumbents attain the age 65.
There are 20 IIMs across the country.
