Bhimraya Metri is IIM(Trichy) Director
Q. Who has been appointed as the new director of IIM Trichy?- Published on 10 Apr 17a. Bhimsingh Metri
b. Bhimsen Metri
c. Bhimraya Metri
d. Bhimkant Metri
ANSWER: Bhimraya Metri
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Trichy on 5th April 2017 announced that Bhimaraya Metri, an expert in project management, has joined the institute as its new director.
Prior to joining IIM Trichy, Metri was the dean at L&T Institute of Project Management, Vadodara.
He also served as a professor and dean at MDI Gurgaon, IMI, New Delhi and as professor in-charge of the PhD programmes at BITS, Pilani.
Metri has rich academic administrative experience.
An authority in the field of quality, project management and SCM, Metri has published over 100 research articles.
He has also co-authored six books.
He is on the editorial advisory boards of national and international journals.
Metri has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, training, research and consulting, the statement said.
He succeeds Prafulla Agnihotri who was the B-school's founding director.Prior to joining IIM Trichy, Metri was the Dean at L&T Institute of Project Management, Vadodara.
Metri received his Ph.D from IIT Powai, Mumbai and obtained his B.E from Govt. College of Engineering, Karad, and M.E. from Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
He is the member of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) USA and Institute of Supply Management (ISM) USA.
Metri was on the Board of Directors of DSI and is the first Indian elected as the Vice President (Asia Pacific Division), Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Texas, USA.
