Dr Devi Singh confirmed this development with MBAUniverse.com and said, “Yes, I am taking over the responsibilities as the Director of IIM L from today.”
After serving the institute for five years as the Director of IIM-L, Dr Devi Singh had handed over the charge in August, 2008 to his colleagues Prof Sukumar Nandi, Dean, Planning and Development and Prof Yogesh Agarwal, Dean, Academic Affairs.
According to sources, government had initiated the search for the new director for IIM-L months back. The five-member of selection committee was headed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Mr Nripendra Mishra and included Higher Education Secretary R.P. Aggarwal and J.J. Irani, chairman of the board of governors at IIM Lucknow met some candidates.
Dr Singh tenure as the new Director of IIM L is for five years. Said Dr Singh, “I will be serving a five year term at IIM L.”
Dr Devi Singh has been serving IIM-L as the Director since 2003. Before joining the IIM L, Dr Singh was the director of Management Development Institute, Gurgaon for two years. He is a well known Professor in the area of International Finance & Management. Dr Singh has been on several committees of Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Standing Committee on Public Enterprises and All India Management Association.
One of the significant achievements of Dr Singh's tenure has been the launch of IIM-L's Noida Campus in Delhi NCR. IIM-L Noida Campus was launched in year 2005. It offers programmes for working professionals.
