IIM Calcutta appoints Sahadeb Sarkar as new director

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has appointed Sahadeb Sarkar as the next director. The institute has accepted the resignation of Uttam Kumar Sarkar as director with immediate effect.

The Board of Governors of the IIM Calcutta unanimously chose Sahadeb Sarkar to be our next director, it said. Sarkar has been a part of the institute for many years and has discharged many administrative responsibilities.

“Through his long tenure of service, he knows IIM Calcutta intimately: its history, culture and the aspirations of its large body of faculty, students, alumni, staff, Board, and all stakeholders,” it said.

“He articulated in the clearest terms an understanding of “what needs to be done and how it must be done” to help IIM Calcutta achieve its global aspirations. To this end, he presented a compelling and pragmatic agenda for his term as Director. He appreciates and understands the complexities of the role and the expectations,” the institute said in an official statement.

He did his PhD from the Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA between 1986 - 1990. He completed his bachelor’s and masters’ in statistics from IIM Calcutta.

He has also taught several subjects including statistics, finance, basic mathematics at IIM Calcutta. Sarkar received the 23rd and 17th Dewang Mehta Business School award for “Best Teacher in Operations Management” in November 2015 and November 2009 respectively.

Uttam Kumar Sarkar will continue as a professor in the management information systems of the institute, as per reports. He is the second director who resigned before completing his five-year tenure.