Ajit Rangnekar appointed dean of ISB

Updated on: Thursday, January 21, 2010

Ajit Rangnekar was appointed the new dean of ISB for a term of five years on Friday, January 8, 2010.

The Executive Board of the Indian School of Business (ISB) confirmed the appointment of Ajit Rangnekar as the Dean of the ISB for a term of five years, with immediate effect. At the Executive Board meeting in Mumbai on Friday, January 8, 2010, there was unanimous support for naming Rangnekar as the new Dean. Several candidates were reviewed for the position of the Dean ever since it fell vacant in January 2009. The Executive Board, based on the recommendations of the Dean Search committee, and extensive discussions with the faculty, students, alumni, partner schools, and other key stakeholders, found Ajit Rangnekar to be the best suited for the job.

Making the announcement on behalf of the Board, Rajat Gupta, Chairman, ISB, said: “We could not have asked for a better outcome. Ever since Ajit joined the ISB nearly 7 years ago, he has become indispensable to the school. He has played a crucial role in the school’s growth over the years, and embodies the ISB’s vision and values in everything he does.”

Rangnekar has a background spanning over thirty years in Consulting and Industry, across different countries in Asia. Prior to being formally appointed the Dean, he was the Deputy Dean of the school from March 2003 to January 2009. Before joining the ISB, he was the Country Head, first for Price Waterhouse Consulting and then for PwC Consulting, in Hong Kong and the Philippines. He was head of the Telecom and Entertainment Industry Consulting practice for PwC in East Asia (China to Indonesia).

Ajit Rangnekar appointed dean of ISB

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