MDI Gurgaon looks for new director; Prof C V Baxi is acting director

MDI has appointed a search committee to headhunt for the new director. Prof C V Baxi, who has long been associated with MDI, has been named as the acting Director in the interim period.

The reasons for this sudden change at the helm of affairs at this premier management institute could not be ascertained. MDI had made this announcement via a one-line press note stating Prof C V Baxi takes over as Acting Director of MDI w.e.f May 1 2008.

Making the change public, MDI has release newspaper advertisements inviting applications for the post of director. Last date for submissions to this position is June 21, 2008.

I consider it a great privilege to take charge of MDI as the Acting Director at this critical juncture of growth of MDI. Having served MDI for 32 years as a Faculty I have had considerable opportunity to participate constructively in the different phases of growth of MDI and hence gained significant insights into the process of management education, said Prof C V Baxi, in his remarks on the MDI official website.

Dr Sujit K Basu had taken over as the director of MDI last year. Before joining MDI, Dr Basu was the Vice Chancellor of Visva-Bharti, a Central University at Shantiniketan founded by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He was associated with IIM-C for over 20 years. At IIM-C, he was a member of the IIM-C Board of Governors twice and he officiated as the director on several occasions. He was also the founder director of the Armys National Institute of Management, Calcutta.