Renowned educator Debashis Sanyal has joined Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon as its new director. He will spearhead the holistic growth of the institution and drive the school's efforts towards establishing itself as an internationally recognised centre of excellence for contemporary management education and research.
Speaking on the occasion, Sanyal said, “Great Lakes, Gurgaon, within a short span of time, has become one of the leading B-schools in the country known for innovation and leadership in cutting edge areas like analytics. I am excited to be a part of the next phase of growth and look forward to engaging with all stakeholders including students, alumni and corporates to establish the college as one of the most industry-responsive and globally-benchmarked business schools in India.”
Welcoming Sanyal to his new role, Mohan Lakhamraju, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Great Lakes Institute of Management, said, “Sanyal’s vast experience as an academic leader and loved teacher will enable Great Lakes to scale new heights of academic excellence.”
Prior to this, Sanyal was Vice Provost-Management and Dean of School of Business Management at NMIMS for over seven years, where he contributed significantly in launching new programmes and leading initiatives for receiving international accreditation such as AMBA and AACSB.
Before his stint at NMIMS, he was Dean (Academic Programmes) at Management Development Institute and also headed the EMBA programme at SP Jain Centre of Management, Singapore.