IIT Kharagpur professor Prabina Rajib appointed new director of BIMTECH Greater Noida
Prabina Rajib will take over from Harivansh Chaturvedi, the longest-serving director of BIMTECH with 25 years of tenure.
Anu Parthiban | January 3, 2024 | 03:31 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) professor Prabina Rajib has been appointed as the director of Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) Greater Noida. He will take over from Harivansh Chaturvedi, the longest-serving director of BIMTECH with 25 years of tenure.
Prabina Rajib was a professor in finance and accounting at IIT Kharagpur's Vinod Gupta School of Management. “Her extensive portfolio includes roles in teaching, research, and consultancy. Her promotions in 2007 and 2011 underscore her significant contributions to academia, emphasizing her unwavering commitment to excellence at IIT Kharagpur.” the institute said.
Rajib has also authored and co-authored two influential books, "Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management" (2014) and "Stock Exchanges Investment and Derivative", respectively.
With over two decades of experience, Rajib has held several leadership roles, including Dean VGSOM, and has demonstrated her expertise by guiding numerous PhD theses. Rajib's research areas include the Indian commodity spot and derivatives market, focusing on commodity hedging strategies, as well as various aspects of modeling and pricing of commodity derivatives.
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“In the Indian capital market, she delves into IPO pricing, buybacks, delisting of companies, and ADRs/GDRs issued by Indian companies. Additionally, she explores various aspects of FDI entry strategy and foreign (technological & financial) collaborations by multinational companies,” the BIMTECH said.
She has presented and published in national and international journals and conferences.
The outgoing director Harivansh Chaturvedi will now assume the role of chief educational advisor of Birla Academy of Art and Culture, the parent body of BIMTECH and Birla Global University (BGU).
During his 25-year tenure, he has been instrumental to the institute's significant growth. He led the establishment of two residential campuses at Greater Noida and Bhubaneswar. Chaturvedi will also serve as a member of the Board of the two institutions.
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