IIM Ahmedabad appoints Zydus’ Pankaj Patel as Chairperson of the Board of Governors

Indian Institute of Administration Ahmedabad (IIMA) has appointed the chairman of the Gujarat-based prescribed drugs firm Zydus Lifesciences Pankaj Patel as the brand new Chairperson of its Board of Governors. Patel has succeeded Birla Group’s Kumar Mangalam Birla whose four-year tenure ended on November 16. 

Earlier than taking the reins because the Chairperson, Patel was a member of the IIMA Board of Governors for eight years. Patel stated that beneath him, the board is eyeing strong progress for IIMA and that he’s trying ahead to working with the Board, school members, college students, employees members, alumni teams, and different stakeholders in the identical path. 

Patel said, “My appointment as a Chairperson comes at an essential juncture for the Institute when it’s on the cusp of the following section of its progress. I’m excited to be part of this esteemed institute and sit up for working with the Board of Governors, school members, employees members, the alumni group, and all different related stakeholders.”

He additional famous, “The Board envisages strong progress for the IIMA and has outlined plans to steer the Institute on this path. I shall be joyful to help and share my experience to assist the Board in bringing alive our collective imaginative and prescient for the Institute.”

The Zydus Lifesciences chairperson brings analysis and techno-chemical experience to the desk and has printed over 100 analysis papers in peer-reviewed journals. He’s additionally a co-inventor in over 64 patents. Apart from this, Patel has additionally been appointed because the part-time non-official director of the Central Board of the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI). 

He’s additionally on the Governing Board of IIM Udaipur, Make investments India, and the Union Well being Ministry’s India Pharmacopoeia Fee (IPC) other than being a member of the CEO Advisory Committee of Worldwide Generics and Biosimilars Affiliation (IGBA). He’s additionally a former Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Trade (FICCI) President. 

He’s additionally a Director and Chairman of the Board of Zydus Basis. The Zydus Basis has arrange the Zydus Hospital and Medical Faculty in Dahod, Gujarat. Patel can be a member of the boards of a number of not-for-profits and charitable establishments associated to schooling, well being, and innovation. These embrace the Gujarat Most cancers Society, Gujarat Most cancers and Analysis Institute, and Deaf and Mute Faculty. 

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