Professor Bharat Bhasker appointed as IIM-A director

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Monday announced the appointment of IIM-Lucknow professor Bharat Bhasker as IIM-A director for five years with effect from March 1.

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Monday announced the appointment of IIM-Lucknow professor Bharat Bhasker as IIM-A director for five years with effect from March 1.

Professor Bharat Bhasker appointed as IIM-A director

Incumbent director Errol D’souza’s term will end on January 31. In the interim, the board of governors appointed professor Arindam Banerjee as the director in-charge from February 1 to 28. The announcement for the new director was made by chairman of the IIM-A board of governors Pankaj Patel after a meeting on Monday.

Thirteen candidates were short-listed for the post, out of whom, Bhaskar was selected.

“The IIMA Board of Governors followed a rigorous process for selection of the director... a committee was set up by the board that short-listed 13 candidates for the position”. “Based on the committee’s recommendations, the board announced the appointment of Bharat Bhasker as the next director for the institute, during a meeting held today at the IIMA campus,” the IIM-A release said.

Professor Bhasker has almost three decades of experience in industry, research, teaching, and consulting in India and globally. Until recently, he served a five-year term as the director of IIM Raipur, the release said.