Saturday, June 27, 2020

New chairperson, four members added to GMAC board of directors

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has announced a new board chairperson and addition of four members to its board of directors with terms, beginning July 1.

Dean and Professor of Marketing at IE Business School, Martin Boehm has served on the GMAC board since 2017 and will represent GMAC as its new board chairperson for two consecutive years, replacing William Boulding who concludes his two-year term on June 30.

Professor Boehm has held several roles within IE Business School including Dean of Programs and Associate Dean of Master in Management Programs. He teaches across the School’s Master in Management, MBA, Executive MBA and PhD programmes.

Meanwhile, the new board members are: Ranjan Banerjee, Dean, Professor of Marketing, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research; Soojin Kwon, Managing Director, Full-Time MBA Admissions and Program, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Enase Okonedo, Dean, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University; and, Jay Nibbe, EY Global Vice Chair – Markets as an independent director.

“We’re excited to engage and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in Graduate Management Education from regions across the world,” said GMAC president and chief executive officer, Sangeet Chowfla.

“Enhancing diversity and global perspective on our board better enables GMAC to bring solutions and ideas to the marketplace that help address the unique challenges and opportunities associated with our industry.”

GMAC is a global organisation with offices in China, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More details at www.gmac.com.

-- BERNAMA

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