New Delhi, Aug 05, 2026, Education News: Dr. Jones Mathew has officially assumed the role of Director at the International Management Institute New Delhi (IMI New Delhi). He succeeds Dr. Himadri Das, who now serves as the Director General of IMI.

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“It is a distinct honour to lead IMI New Delhi, an institution anchored by a 45-year legacy of quality management education. Our focus moving forward will be on strengthening global partnerships, fostering impactful research, deepening industry engagement, and developing ethically upright, industry-ready leaders.” — Dr. Jones Mathew

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Prior to joining IMI New Delhi, Dr. Mathew served as the Principal, Head of Institution, and Professor of Marketing at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, where he led major accreditation and ranking initiatives (AACSB, AMBA, NBA, NIRF).

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Dr. Mathew has a Ph.D from IIFT Delhi, MBA from BIT Mesra and B.A. Economics Lucknow University, He has 33+ Years (18 years corporate industry + 15+ years higher education leadership). Core Expertise are Marketing Management, Brand Sustainability, Consumer Behaviour.

IMI is part of the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group’s education initiatives. In a public professional update, Ramanathan said he had taken up the position of CEO at IMI, with oversight of the institute’s Delhi, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar campuses.

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About IMI Delhi: IMI (International Management Institute), New Delhi, established in 1981, is India’s first corporate sponsored business school. It is sponsored by India’s corporate business group RPG Enterprises. IMI, New Delhi was launched in collaboration with International Management Institute, Geneva (currently International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne). It is an AMBA, AACSB, NBA accredited Business Schools of India.

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IMI Delhi Ranking

NIRF 2025: Ranked #40 among Management Institutions in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
QS Global MBA 2026: Ranked #42 in Asia.
Financial Times Masters in Finance 2025: Ranked #68 Globally for pre-experience programs.
Financial Times Masters in Management 2025: Ranked among the Top 100 globally.