It will be something well watching out for as none other than president and CEO of Arcelor Mittal Lakshmi N Mittal – one of the most admired business tycoons in the world -- will preside over the function: he will deliver the convocation address and award the degrees to students. President of IMT’s board of governors and Union Minister for Commerce and Industries, Mr. Kamal Nath will also address the convocation. The ceremony will also recognize the distinguished alumnus of IMT.
Born in Sadulpur in Rajasthan, on June 15, 1950, Lakshmi N Mittal founded Mittal Steel Company (formerly the LNM Group) in 1976. Following the creation of Arcelor Mittal the world’s largest steel company last year, Mr. Mittal was pronounced “Business Person of 2006” by The Sunday Times, “International Newsmaker of the Year 2006” by Time magazine and “Person of the Year 2006” by Financial Times for his outstanding business achievements.
Naturally, Mr Mittal’s business advice is globally sought after. He is a member of many trade bodies: the Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan, the International Investment Council in South Africa and the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council. He is also a director of ICICI Bank Limited and sits on the Advisory Board at Kellogg School of Management, and on the International Advisory Board at Citigroup.
In an endeavor to prepare ‘global leaders’ who can contribute to the global economy and society, IMT has expanded by setting up a campus in Dubai (in 2006), other than one in Nagpur (in 2004). IMT Ghaziabad offers full-time and part-time MBAs while in IMT Nagpur offers PGDM, PGDM in IT, HR and Finance and MBA Global. IMT Dubai offers MBA and part-time and full-time Executive MBAs.
