IIM-Lucknow prof made IIM-Ahmedabad director for 5 yrs

Professor Bhasker currently holds the position of Professor of Information Technology and Systems at IIM Lucknow.

LUCKNOW Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow professor Bharat Bhasker has been appointed as the director of IIM Ahmedabad for five years. He will take charge in March. The decision was announced by IIM-A on Monday.

Professor Bharat Bhasker was associated with IIM Lucknow for over two decades. (HT Photo)

Professor Bhasker currently holds the position of Professor of Information Technology and Systems at IIM Lucknow. He will assume the new position from March 1, 2023, according to a press release by IIM-A. Earlier, he headed IIM Raipur for five years.

“It is a great honour and privilege to be appointed as director of country’s top most business school. I am really looking forward to this very important assignment,” said Professor Bhasker.

In the interim, the IIM-A Board of Governors has appointed Professor Arindam Banerjee as the director-in-charge from February 1 to 28, 2023. Making the announcement, Pankaj R Patel, chairperson, IIM-A Board of Governors, said, “IIM-A is renowned for its rich legacy as a premier global management institution, which has been shaped by the leadership and wisdom of all its directors since inception, including Professor Errol D’Souza. I would like to thank him for his outstanding contributions to the institute and its people during his tenure. I would like to congratulate and welcome Professor Bharat Bhasker as the new director of IIM-A.”

Before joining IIM Raipur, Professor Bharat Bhasker was associated with IIM Lucknow for over two decades. He served in various capacities -- including as the acting Director of IIM Lucknow for a period of five months during July and November 2015. He has also served as the Dean Planning & Development at IIM Sirmaur from 2003 to 2005. He headed IIM Raipur between March 2017 and March 2022.