Vijaypat Singhania new chairman of IIM Ahmedabad
Vijaypat Singhania new chairman of IIM Ahmedabad
Renowned aviator and Chairman Emeritus of the Raymond group Vijaypath Singhania has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for a term of five year. Seventy-year-old Sanghania is also Sheriff of Mumbai since December 2005.
Singhania replaces Narayan Murthy whose term expired on March 10. Singhania is at present in London, but is expected to take charge before March 31, the day the convocation of the IIMA is fixed.
He has an old association with the IIM Ahmedabad. He was on the Board of Governors of the Institute for five years from 1994 to 99.
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