SPJIMR Announces Expansion of the Governing Body

MUMBAI, July 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), one of India's top ranked management institutes, has announced an expanded Governing Body that includes leading names from business and academia.

The expansion was announced by HDFC Chairman Mr. Deepak Parekh, who is also the Chairman of the Governing Body of SPJIMR.

Mr. Parekh said the SPJMR Governing Body will now include Mr. Ravi Venkatesan - former CEO, Microsoft India, Chairman, Social Venture Partners, HBR columnist and author; Ms. Ireena Vittal - former Partner, McKinsey & Company and board member at several leading Indian corporations and Prof. Om Narasimhan of the London School of Economics.

Simultaneously, SPJIMR faculty Dr. Renuka Kamath, who is the Chairperson of the Institute's Post Graduate Executive Management Programme, will join the Governing Body as a faculty representative.

"The expanded council will guide and provide direction to SPJIMR at a critical time in its journey and help strengthen and grow the Institute's leadership position in India and globally," Mr. Parekh said.

"We are delighted to have senior leaders joining the Governing Body and look forward to welcoming the new members into the SPJIMR family," Mr. Parekh added.

SPJIMR had already announced on December 5, 2014 a re-constituted Governing Body led by Mr. Deepak Parekh as the Chairman.

Other members of the Governing Body include Dr. Srikant Datar of the Harvard Business School and Mr. H N Dastur, Executive Secretary and Director General of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

The following is the full list of the Governing Body of SPJIMR:

1. Shri. Deepak Parekh - Chairman, HDFC    

2. Shri. H. N. Dastur - Executive Secretary & Director General, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

3. Shri. Banwarilal Purohit - Trustee, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

4. Dr. Srikant Datar - Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School    

5. Dr. Anitesh Barua - Professor, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, University of Texas    

6. Mr. Yogi Sriram - Sr. VP Corporate HR, Larsen &Toubro    

7. Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar - CEO, Mahindra Tractor

8. Mr. Ravi Venkatesan - Former CEO, Microsoft India, Chairman Social Venture Partners    

9. Ms. Ireena Vittal - Former Partner, McKinsey and Board Member at several leading corporations    

10. Prof. Om Narasimhan - Professor, London School of Economics    

11. Dr. Ranjan Banerjee - Dean, SPJIMR    

12. Prof. Harsh Mohan - Professor, SPJIMR

13. Dr. Renuka Kamath - Professor and Chairperson, PGEMP, SPJIMR

14. Dr. R. Sesha Iyer - Professor and Advisor to the Dean, SPJIMR

About SPJIMR:

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a constituent of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and is ranked among the top five business schools of India. As a premier school of management, SPJIMR is noted for pedagogic innovations and pioneering programmes which have helped the Institute stand out for its unique and distinctive path in management education.

The philosophical pillars upon which rests the edifice of SPJIMR's educational pedagogy and development are:

- Influencing practice
- Promoting value-based growth

SPJIMR sits on a sprawling 45 acre campus in the western suburbs of Andheri in Mumbai. Its oldest programme is the two year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM).

SPJIMR runs a highly successful Post Graduate Family Managed Business (PGFMB) programme, the 15 month Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), the Post Graduate Executive Management Programme (PGEMP), the Post Graduate Certificate in International Management (PGCIM) programme, the Post Graduate Certificate in Development Management (PGCDM) programme. The Institute runs several shorter term programmes like the PMP Preparatory Programme, the Post Graduate Certificate in dvanced Project Management, Doing Business in India (DBI), Start Your Business (SYB) and Grow Your Business (GYB).

For more details visit http://www.spjimr.org

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