Business leader K V Kamath to preside over convocation at IMI

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
July 24, 2016
Respected business leader and Managing Director of ICICI Bank Mr K V Kamath will be the chief guest at the 24th Convocation ceremony at International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi.

The convocation will be held on April 18, at institute's campus in Delhi. Industrialist and Chairman of the IMI Board of Governors Mr R.P. Goenka will also be present on the occasion. 

Dr. C. S. Venkata Ratnam, Director, IMI, will deliver the Director's address on the occasion.

Mr. Kamath is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Bank Limited, India's second largest bank. Mr. Kamath has a degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in business administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He started his career in 1971 at ICICI, an Indian financial institution that founded ICICI Bank and merged with it in 2002. Mr. Kamath was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honours, in 2008. He was named "Businessman of the Year" by Forbes Asia and The Economic Times' "Business Leader of the Year" in 2007, Business Standard's "Banker of the Year" and CNBC-TV18's "Outstanding Business Leader of the Year" in 2006, Business India's "Businessman of the Year" in 2005 and CNBC's "Asian Business Leader of the Year" in 2001.  

International Management Institute (IMI) was established in 1981 in collaboration with International Management Institute, Geneva to meet the widely felt need for internationally oriented management education/ training for managers. IMI follows international standard curricula in its programs, in academic collaborations with International Institute for Management Development (IIMD), Lausane (erstwhile International Management Institute, Geneva); Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, and Manchester Business School, U.K.  

IMI offers four postgraduate programs: Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a two year full-time programme approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Its Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (Human Resource) PGDM - HR is a two year full-time programme approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Executive PGDM) is a 15 months full-time programme recognized by the Ministry of Human Resources, Govt. of India. Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM - Part Time) is a three year part-time programme for working executives.