Description of 140 Notable Alumni of IIML.

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2. SHANMUGAM MANJUNATH (1978-2005)
Manjunath, or Machaan as he was popularly known among his friends in IIM Lucknow, has
immortalized the core values that are ingrained in every student of IIM Lucknow – integrity, sincerity
and determination.
He was a terrific singer, full of verve and heart and performed as part of the campus band Three.Four.
Manjunath's courageous act of taking on fuel adulterators may have cost him his life, but also ensured
that the whole country woke up to the plight of those who fight corruption. His unfortunate death
caused an uproar amongst students across IIMs and IITs and in no time garnered unprecedented
unanimous nation-wide support.
The Manjunath Shanmugam Trust (MST) was formed soon after by members of the international IIM
alumni network, which fought to ensure justice prevailed with the trial being completed in a record nine
months. The efforts of several RTI activist working with the MST has resulted in the cabinet passing the
Public Interest Disclosures Bill, 2010 in Aug 2010, which will become a shield for whistle-blowers and
people who expose corruption and scams.
Class of 2003

3. From a modest beginning in 1984-85,
operating out of a make shift
arrangement in the heart of Lucknow city,
IIM Lucknow has now transformed into a
world-class institute with multiple
campuses and numerous international
linkages.
Lord Chesterfield once famously said:
“The knowledge of the world is only to be
acquired in the world and not in a closet”.
With this philosophy, IIM Lucknow has
encouraged holistic learning among its
students. Beyond the walls of the
classrooms; over and above the
functional domains of b-school subjects;
IIM Lucknow has embraced diversity now
well reflected in its students and
illustrious alumni.
For 26 years, the flame of ambition,
determination and leadership, ignited at
IIM Lucknow, has been the candle in the
wind for our torchbearers. Many of them
have achieved unparalleled success in
t h e w o r l d ' s m o s t r e c o g n i z e d
organisations displaying enthusiasm,
level-headedness, commitment and
ethos. Others have built on the training
imparted at IIM-L, to initiate their own
ventures in fields as varied as education,
market research, music & film.
In the pages that follow, we showcase
these individuals who have left their
imprints on the world. This is by no means
an exhaustive list, rather a sampling of
the many achievers who have graduated
from this fine institution. For batches both
present and future, these stellar
examples will serve as a source of
inspiration, propelling them to the great
heights that the world has come to expect
of IIM Lucknow and its alumni.
DIRECTOR'S
MESSAGE
Dr. Devi Singh

4. ANINDO SENGUPTA
Class of 2001
Head-Project Management Group, Microland
We all slogged hard to keep pace with the rapid and
rigorous MBA program but what I truly cherish from my IIML
days is my time spent in Placecom, where the whole team
had an almost fanatical goal to get the best of the recruiters
in the world to IIML. I also had a great time as a part of our
rock band 3.4 Km along with a bunch of talented musicians
and it was an all time high to open for Parikrama at Manfest
2000!
DATTATRAY PANDIT
Class of 1995
Associate Director-Investment Banking,
Motilal Oswal
ANUJ PANDEY
Class of 1999
Senior VP, Religare Insurance Broking
Career Path
Regional Head, Barclays Bank
Direct Sales Head, Credit Cards, ABN AMRO Bank
I remember how Prof Chakraborty used to lock the door sharp
at his designated time before start of each class and how we had
to sprint to avoid standing outside his class
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ANITA GARG
Class of 1991
Director and Co-founder, Jade Group, Hong Kong
Jade Group conducts classical shows, Bollywood concerts,
corporate events, product launches, movie premieres,
press conferences and exhibitions in APAC.
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ASHISH JAIN
Class of 1998
Principal, Booz & Company, New York
My education at IIM Lucknow was a turning point in
my life. My experience and learning from the two years I
spent at IIM-Lucknow have been a significant contributor
to my growth, both personally and professionally
MANMOHAN BHUTANI
Class of 1987
Vice President – People & Operations, Fiserv Global Services
The approach we adopted for analyzing and discussing different cases
in IIML was really handy in corporate life when faced with real life
problems. I could apply these learnings to analyze problems strategically
and in totality while appreciating different perspectives/ views. The lessons
in team work/ collaboration along with communication/ presentation skills
that I learnt in IIML were extremely useful in the daily corporate life

5. ANJALI MULLATTI
Class of 1993
CEO & M.D, Finitiatives Learning India
Owner, Catalyst Consulting
Founding and Managing Trustee at The Manjunath Shanmugam Trust
ARUP MUKHOPADHYAY
Class of 1991
BHAVESH SOMAYA
Class of 2001
Head - Consumer Planning & Strategy,
Diageo India
Career Path
AVP, Corporate Brand Management and
Marketing, Fullerton India
Brand Manager - Snacking, Cadbury
Head-Consumer Banking, Executive VP &
Group Head - Retail Banking,
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi
DEEPAK MISHRA
Class of 1996
Principal, McKinsey & Co., London
Career Path
Senior Consultant, Accenture
BHARAT RAO
Class of 2000
Vice President, Barclays Capital, New York
Frequent mentions in the media of batchmates who
are star fund managers or successful entrepreneurs
etc., testify the steadily growing brand equity of IIML
and it continues to propel us forward
AJAY SIKKA
Class of 1987
Sr. Director, Microsoft, Seattle
Career Path
CEO at IndiaHQ Solutions, Inc.
Group Manager, Microsoft, Vermeer
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6. AJAY KAUSHAL
Class of 1992
Co-founder & Director, BillDesk
BillDesk is one of India’s largest electronic payment systems.
Spanning across 80 locations in India with over 400 employees,
BillDesk powers electronic payments across all large
organizations in India
AMITABH VERMA
Class of 1998
Head – Cash Management, DBS Bank India
Career Path
Sr. Vice President, HSBC
DEVRAJ DOSS
Class of 1996
Director (Head)-Corporate Finance Audit,
Middle East, Siemens AG, Dubai
Career Path
CFO, P&G, India
AMIT BANATI
Class of 1990
President-North Asia & Asia Pacific,
Kraft Foods, Singapore
Career Path
President – Pacific, Cadbury
Regional Finance Director - Asia Pacific, Cadbury
CFO, Procter & Gamble, India
DEEPAK MAJEETHIA
Class of 1991
Senior Vice President, Genpact
DEEPAM SANGHI
Class of 1999
Director, Rothschild
Career Path
Manager, Rothschild, London
Consultant, AF Fergusson
The exposure, training and stimulation that we received at
IIM Lucknow was the defining experience that enabled us to
contribute and succeed in the corporate world. I know the vast
community of the alumni will forever be grateful to IIM
Lucknow and to the professors who have shaped us.
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7. ANAND SHAH
Class of 2000
Head-Equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund
Career Path
Associate Vice President, Kotak Asset Management Co.
Fund Manager, ICICI Prudential AMC
DHIMANT SHAH
Class of 1994
Head-Proprietary Trading, JP Morgan, Singapore
IIML played an extremely important role in the development of
my personality as it was the first time I had stayed away from
home. Our batch was extremely friendly hence even an introvert
like me made friends easily. However, the most important lesson
for me was the realization that money is not the barometer for
determining brilliance, success, relationship and above all
happiness. Having come from Mumbai, this was a big eye-opener
and confidence booster for me in those days. The stint at IIML was
one of the most pleasant experiences for me in this lifetime
AMITABH CHAKRABORTY
Class of 1994
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Kitara Capital
Career Path
President (Equity), Religare Securities
Business Head - Private Client Group, Brics Securties
Head of Research - Private Client Group, Kotak Securities
ANAND LUNIA
Class of 1998
Partner, Seed Fund
Seedfund is a unique type of venture capital fund, which believes
in smaller investments but closer relationship with its companies.
The sectors they mostly invest in are internet, media, mobile,
telecom, retail, consumer-facing plays and also things that
aren’t yet “sectors”.
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RAJIV SABHARWAL
Class of 1990
Executive Director & Head-Retail Banking, ICICI Bank
Career Path
Executive Director at Sequoia Capital
Senior General Manager at ICICI Bank
Regional Credit Oficer at GE Capital
MANAVV MIANWAL
Class of 1999
Strategist, Wolff Olins, Dubai
Wolff Olins is a brand consultancy based out of
London, New York City and Dubai. It advises
corporations on brand-led strategy, innovation,
transformation and communication.
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8. ANANTH NARAYAN
Class of 1993
MD & Regional Head-Fixed Income, Currencies and
Commodities, South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank
RAMESH GANESHAN
Class of 1992
CEO, HDB Financial Services Limited
Career Path
Chief Operating Officer, Intelenet Global Services
Vice President, HDFC Bank Limited
Risk Manager, GE Countrywide
ASEEM BHATNAGAR
Class of 2000
Vice President, Citigroup, Canada
The infrastructure and academic ambience at IIM-L even then
was excellent - very conducive to a well rounded management
education. I think those who pass out of IIM-L are stable and
grounded, well read and sensible, and at the same time nurture this
burning desire to succeed. You won't find them asking for a pay hike
or a bigger role the moment they walk into your organization - they
know they have to earn their stripes - and they will
In terms of memories , it is more like a movie rewind
where I remember the beautiful campus, the tough but fair
professors, the badminton court parties, the H-6 Tops get-
togethers, the stress of exams and then the euphoria of
final placements and finally a sense of loss as I had to
finally leave the campus after graduation ceremony
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Career Path
MD, Head of Global Rates South Asia, Deutsche Bank
ATUL KUMAR GUPTA
Class of 1987
Senior Vice President, Oracle
GAYATRI GANJAWALLA
Class of 2001
Bollywood Actress/Singer
My advice to future leaders would be to believe in
the saying that instinct is honest, reason often isn't
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RAJARAM R
Class of 1992
Director, Staffing, Dell International
I am from the last batch which graduated from
the Aliganj Campus in Sector I. I think it was one of
the most rewarding experiences for me personally.
Looking back, I feel it gave me a great opportunity to
do more with less. Space was less but the learning
opportunity was immense which overshadowed
everything else. I think the institute had a lot to
contribute to what I am today

9. NEERAJ GAMBHIR
Class of 1995
MD & Co-Head, FID, Nomura Capital India
Career Path
MD-Head of Credit Business, Lehman Brothers
Global Head-Structured Finance, Advisory and Asset
Liability Management, ICICI Bank
PANKAJ SALUJA
Class of 1998
Partner, Bain & Company
Career Path
Manager, Accenture
Area Sales Manager, Coca-Cola
While engineering provided an analytical grounding, IIM-L honed
business instincts and providing an excellent launch pad to think big, think
different
DIVYA GURURAJ
Class of 1992
Managing Director, Mediacom
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PUNEET SATYAWADI
Class of 2001
Director, Jardine Lloyd Thompson
The two years at IIML were like a slow release
drug. Taken once, the benefits last a lifetime - in
the way of thinking it promotes, the tools it
provides, the friends you meet and in creating a
network that is bond by the brand
RAJIV MISHRA
Class of 1994
MD, CLP Power India
PRABAL CHAKRABORTY
Class of 1989
Group Vice President, Johnson & Johnson
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10. PANKAJ MAHESHWARI
Class of 1999
SVP & Head - North India, Crédit Agricole-CIB
Venkatadri Ranganathan
Class of 1991
VP, Domestic Business at Rallis India Limited
NITHYA EASWARAN
Class of 1996
Principal, Multiples Alternate Asset Management
Career Path
Director, Fixed Income Capital Markets, Citibank
PRABHAT AWASTHI
Class of 1994
MD-Head of Equities Research India, Nomura Securities
Career Path
Manging Director at Lehman Brothers Securities
Vice President at Morgan Stanley
VISHAL CHADHA
Class of 1996
Head – Retail & Customer Marketing, Nokia
PARAG TIKEKAR
Class of 1997
Head, Business Intelligence, Emirates Bank, Dubai
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I remember my good days with IIML with nostalgia: the initial
excitement of joining a premier B-school during my final year of
graduation; the guidance from my IIML seniors for getting through
the grueling 2-year power-packed PG program; the nervousness
during the 1st year’s Summer placements; the enjoyable days of
Manfest and finally the final-year placement sessions!
IIM-L is where I first learnt how to manage work & life. The
multiple priorities and high pressure, typical of today’s corporate
life, was in some measure experienced at IIM-L. The learning
journey was tough but a lot of fun also. I also found love at IIM-L
and Shobha and I are happily married batchmates!

11. NITHIN CHANDRA
Class of 2003
Engagement Manager, A.T. Kearney
MAHADEVAN NARAYANAMONI
Class of 1998
Partner, Grant Thornton
RISHABH SAKSENA
Class of 1993
RATISH TREHAN
Class of 1999
Career Path
Vice President – International Business – Asia Pacific,
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
GIRISH DESHPANDE
Class of 1993
Managing Partner – Special Opportunity Fund, Milestone Capital
We were a lucky batch, the last batch to operate out of the old aliganj campus
and the first batch to graduate from the new campus. It was the best of both
worlds. I also remember our hostel winning the inter-hostel sports competition,
sikandar trophy as it was called in the first year of such an event and contributing
significantly in the basketball victory
PRASHANT MULEKAR
Class of 1991
Co-founder & Executive Director, Geodesic Ltd.
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Vice President, Lupin Ltd.
MD, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Singapore
I have fond memories of our hostel (H3) winning the inaugural
Sikandar trophy !
My advice to future leaders from L, Don't compromise on your
choice of career; pursue the path that best suits your aspirations

12. ANUP MAHESHWARI
Class of 1993
EVP & Head-Equities & Corporate Strategy, DSP BlackRock
AMIT GUPTA
Class of 1992
Chief Operating Officer, Planet M
Career Path
CEO, Viswas Business Synergies
Head Operations, The MobileStore Ltd
Strategic Business Head, Chellarams Plc
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VINIT S CHAUHAN
Class of 1993
Head, Planning & Analysis, J P Morgan Chase, Singapore
IIM Lucknow has been the keystone of my career; the dual emphasis
which the Institute works with concentrates not only on providing
management related skills and knowledge, but also helps develop better
learning, analytical, and adaptive skills. IIML calls this "learning to learn"
and with the extensive demands on managers in the current
scenario, this skillset is very much required
SAMEER BHARGAVA
Class of 1997
Chief Technology Officer, Pure Safety, Nashville
Beyond all the decision making frameworks and functional
expertise, IIM Lucknow, by way of surrounding me with brilliant
teachers and students, imparted me with a certain humility which has
allowed me to introspect, find chinks in my armor, mend them and
grow and learn every day
ABHISHEK GANGULY
Class of 2002
Career Path
Regional Manager, Reebok India
The variety of opportunity that IIML brought with it meant that
diverse people created their own ways to experience the 2 years. With
every passing batch, the family of IIML is growing. We are no longer a
new kid on the block. Alumni strength can be felt across industries,
corporates and entrepreneurial ventures. I am confident that as an
institute we will create further milestones which all of us will be proud
about
Director - Sales & Marketing at Puma
MRIDULA TANGIRALA
Class of 1997
Director - Operations, Taj Safaris
Memories of IIML are synonymous with memories of
wonderful people that I met there. The rush to grab the books
before the library closed, or the various techniques for securing a
seat in the computer center and of course, not to forget the hot
Maggie in a cold night

13. NOOPUR CHATURVEDI
Class of 2001
VP, Product Head – Business Banking &
Consumer Assets at ING Vysya Bank
PRANAY NARVEKAR
Class of 1996
Vice President, Rosy Blue
Founded in 1960, Rosy Blue is one of the most renowned diamond
and jewelry companies in the world. It is currently a network of
specialist businesses including Mining, Manufacturing, and Retailing
of diamonds. It's present in 14 countries including its corporate
holding in Luxembourg.
TARUN KHANNA
Class of 1996
Head-Marketing, Fiat India
Career Path
GM – Marketing & Product Planning, Ford India
Brand Manager, Arvind Brands
The time spent at IIM- L was two of the most enriching and rewarding
years of my life. It wasn’t just the curriculum and learning that prepared
us for the Corporate World, but also the fact that we were in an
environment where we not just studied but also lived together, with a
diverse set of people who possessed intelligence and skills in different
areas, and each one a winner in his or her own context. The interactions
with the faculty and fellow students stirred our minds and made us
strive for excellence in our future endeavours in the outside world
AMRESH ACHARYA
Class of 1992
Senior VP, RBS Coutts Bank, Singapore
Career Path
Director, Deutsche Bank
SHAILESH G. JEJURIKAR
Class of 1989
Vice President – North America Homecare, P&G,
Cincinnati Member of the Business Advisory Board of
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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At IIML we learnt very early the importance of being a part of
the solution.. Advice to students- “Always seek out a purpose
bigger than your personal success. It is a defining feature of
inspiring leaders because it drives very high levels of passion
which is contagious
SANDEEP DHINGRA
Class of 1994
Director, Kelusa Capital Asia, Singapore
I learnt a lot in the classroom and outside it, the key to it
was the sheer intensity with which we approached everything
on the campus, whether it was academics, cultural activities
or my time at the placement committee. We set high targets
and worked towards them with terrific intensity. I think that
has really been my motto in life ever since

14. SANJAY SHIVNANI
Class of 1992
President & CEO, Career Launcher India Ltd
NAREN CHANDRA
Class of 1994
Head – Marketing, Noor Islamic Bank, Dubai
Career Path
Head – Marketing, Emerging Markets, Barclays Bank
DGM & Head – Marketing, ICICI Bank
RAJENDRA JAIN
Class of 1994
Investment Technology Group, Inc. is an independent
agency broker and financial technology firm that is a
worldwide leader in electronic trading since launching the
POSIT® crossing network in 1987.
RAHUL MATHUR
Class of 1992
Head, Channel Management,
Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore
The knowledge that I gained at the institute and
the rigor has helped me in every aspect of my
professional life
KANDARP SINGH
Class of 1991
MD, Tetra Pak
Career Path
Managing Director, Tetra Recart, Sweden
Vice President, Product Strategy and Planning, Tetra Pak
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Be open to change and be open to take on challenges. I feel lucky that I enjoy
my job and look forward to meet Mr. Market every day. It would not have been
possible without the IIML route - I entered the asset management industry via
my first campus job at SBI Mutual Fund. I had a tough schedule at IIML - the fact
that attendance was really necessary (what with surprise quizzes etc. and a
small class size) and that I was also in the Placement Committee
Being an IIML alumni is always a great door opener & for
me personally a great achievement. Even today, I wear this
on my sleeve. It enables some extra non business
conversation at most meetings & I use it to my advantage
because it gets attention. An IIML tag is hugely aspirational
& draws respect
MIHIR VOHRA
Class of 1994
Fund Manager, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is the largest sovereign
fund in the world
MD- Global Head,
ITG Smart Router™ and POSIT®, ITG, New York

15. One cannot forget the numerous baddy court parties, the
night outs, the trips to Ganj, the thick fog and the numerous
other things that make it the quintessential L experience.
The place has improved tremendously. The infrastructure is so
much better and there are more courses offered as well. We
did not have computers in all rooms, email was still relatively
new. No Cafe Coffee Days or mobile phones/laptops. As I
write this, I get the feeling I am ancient.
Dream big. And never lose sight of that goal
KAVITHA RAO
Class of 2000
GM, Merchandising – Target Retail
RAJESH SINGHAL
Class of 1995
Managing Partner, Milestone Religare Investment Advisors
Career Path
Associate Director, Intel Capital
Associate Vice President, ICICI Bank Ltd.
RAJESH PANCHANATHAN
Class of 1995
Senior Executive, Accenture
MANOJ TANDON
Class of 1989
Director, CSC
Whenever I think of Lucknow and my stay at IIM, I am
reminded of great fellow students and very
approachable faculty, who never behaved like people
sitting on a pedestal distributing knowledge but more
like people who despite having more knowledge were
ready to be challenged and debated with on all topics
under the sun. I personally believe IIM had a tremendous
influence on my career. Other than the knowledge of
how businesses function I think the biggest benefit I got
during my stay at IIM was that it fine tuned and prepared
me for the business world
VENUGOPAL GARRE
Class of 2002
VP, Credit Suisse
Venugopal is a Lead coverage analyst for industrials,
infrastructure and media sector in India
RAHUL JAIN
Class of 2001
Principal, The Boston Consulting Group
IIM Lucknow has played a critical role in my
success. The curriculum laid a solid conceptual
foundation, the rigour got me ready for the
corporate life ahead, and the wide & capable peer
g r o u p h e l p e d m e t o d e v e l o p a
balanced perspective. The birthday bumps, the
mid-night maggis, the dot.com craze are memories
forever. Given my wife and brother are both from
IIML as well, they say, it runs in my family
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16. KAMESWARA RAO
Class of 1991
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
His specialities include Corporate Restructuring, Economic
Regulation, Financial Reviews, JVs and Acquisitions,
Corporate and Process Improvement, Renewable Energy
solutions and Commercial Agreements.
K. R. LAKSHMINARAYANA
Class of 1991
Chief Strategy Officer, Wipro Technologies
RAJAT DHAWAN
Class of 1997
Partner, McKinsey & Co.
RITESH SHARMA
Class of 2005
AVP, Kotak Investment Banking
Co-author of the best-selling book titled 'Joker In The Pack'
SHRIMATI DAMAL
Class of 1992
Vice President, Treasury,
Majid Al Futtaim, Dubai
KAUSHIK SENGUPTA
Class of 1991
Associate Professor, Frank G. Zarb School of Business,
Hofstra University, New York.
IIML was the institution where I first got introduced to the
field of Operations Management. Without the education at
IIML, I don’t think I would have pursued a doctoral program
in Operations and become a business school faculty in the
U.S. The courses I ended up taking at IIML and the
professors who taught these courses had an enormous
influence on me
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The institute infrastructure is at par with the best in the
world. The sprawling campus is tastefully done, and is
functionally up there with the best. Also, the quality of
colleagues one spends two years with is terrific and proves
to be the shaping factor - the friendships and networks go a
long way!
Majid Al-Futtaim is one of the largest
conglomerates in the middle east. It has
interest in automotives, electronics,
insurance, real-estate, retail etc.

17. RAJNISH KUMAR
Class of 1994
Head - Product and Marketing,
Fullerton Securities & Wealth Advisors Ltd.
NITIN DAS
Class of 2000
Director, Filmkaar
SHASHANK SINHA
Class of 1987
Portfolio Director, Navis Capital
Career Path
President, Sara Lee
The United Nations environment programme has
recently selected one of his films on Global
Warming. The film was made entirely with the
people of a small village in the Himalayas. Nitin
has won a special award from the British Council
for creative entrepreneurship in the social sector.
MANINDER SINGH JUNEJA
Class of 1991
Head-Liabilities, ICICI Bank
VIKRAM MEHRA
Class of 1997
Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Sky
Coping with a pressure cooker
environment while managing multiple
balls in the air was my biggest learning
from IIML
NINAD PHADKE
Class of 1999
Senior Project Manager, Apple, SanFrancisco
Career Path
Consultant at Yahoo!
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18. RAMAKRISHNA MAGANTI
Class of 1992
Regional VP, Marketing & Advertising,
Lafarge, India
I reminisce fondly about my time in IIM
Lucknow as a student- Considerable amount of
which was spent in the excellent library
MALAY DIXIT
Class of 2001
Marketing Manager, Diageo
VISHAL NARAYAN
Class of 1996
Assistant Professor of Marketing, The Johnson School,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Vishal Narayan's teaching interests are in marketing management. He
received the Stern Award for PhD Teaching Excellence at New York
University in 2006.
Career Path
Brand Manager, Reckitt Benckiser
PRAVEEN GUPTA
Class of 1996
Founder & Director, Cross-Tab Marketing Services
VINAY SEWAL
Class of 1992
VP Operations and Marketing, GlobeCast Asia, Singapore
It’s been years since I passed out, but it still seems so fresh. Of
all the years spent in classes, it is those in Lucknow that I remember
the most. Our old campus, apartments that served as hostels, a
library situated elsewhere, and so on. Back then calling back home
was a walk to a PCO, long waits, and speed talk to save money.
Satellite TV hadn’t arrived, and PC had to be booted up from a disk
which kept getting corrupted. Our new campus was still a place
under construction and enroute were egg paranthas on the
highway dhaba. We’d roam the new campus to see the progress of
construction. Happily ours was the first batch whose convocation
took place from this new campus!
RAVI LUTHRIA
Class of 2000
Founder, Blibula Marketing
Career Path
AVP Marketing, Star India Pvt Ltd
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Cross-Tab, a market research outsourcing leader, provides a full
range of market research and data analytics solutions to global
clients.
Being a founder-coordinator of INDEX, the Market Research
fair at IIM-L, contributed to the decision as well as helped me in
both the ops and functional aspects of a start-up

19. SANJAY THAPAR
Class of 1987
President, Ogilvy & Mather
Once you get into an institute like IIM
Lucknow. You get the confidence to
succeed. Hence you tend to take more
bold steps, not risky but bold. ..
SUBODH GUPTA
Class of 1999
Director, Motilal Oswal
SURAMYA GUPTA
Class of 2001
Co-Head, South Asia M&A, ANZ, Singapore
Career Path
Chief Financial Officer at MediaRing Ltd
Vice President at Merrill Lynch
Consultant at Stern Stewart & Co
JATIN SURYAWANSHI
Class of 1994
Head - Global Quantitative Strategies,
Jefferies & Co., New York
Career Path
Head of US Algorithmic Trading, UBS AG
Vice President, Goldman Sachs
KRISHNAKUMAR P
Class of 1994
Director Marketing, Dell Computers
Career Path
Country Manager, Hewlett Packard
PUNEET KALRA
Class of 1997
Executive Director, Russell Reynolds
Career Path
Group Leader, Monitor Group
Senior Manager, Accenture
Vice President, APAC, Polaris Software
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20. SRIRAM C
Class of 1996
Group CEO, Broadvision Group
GURURAJ KARUR
Class of 1992
Country Manager Flavors, Givaudan India
MAYUR DANAIT
Class of 1996
Chief Information Officer, Lupin Ltd.
I have wonderful memories around my time at IIML.
Not only was it fun, but intensity of the curriculum and the
skills picked up on campus, left us well-equipped to deal
with corporate life
PRABHJIT DIDYALA
Class of 1999
GM-Strategy & Org Development, Fortis Healthcare
Apart from giving me excellent faculty (each of whom I
have learnt from) and a structured program for learning
business management, IIML gave me excellent access to
resources and a great set of batch-mates from whom I
Iearnt much much more. Grueling and rigorous schedule
along with an outcome driven approach; always adopting
an innovative approach to problem solving and learning
that there is no substitute for hard and smart work - Things
that I picked up from IIML
RAKESH JHA
Class of 1996
Deputy CFO, ICICI Bank
Many of the courses I studied then have indeed
been instrumental in building my career. Many of
the learnings have stuck with permanent glue -- the
one which I still treasure the most was from my
Operations Professor "Quick and dirty answer is almost
always better than a time consuming precise answer".
Along with the then seemingly endless work and study,
the two years were equally full of the joys of
friendships, movies, parties, festivals and so on ....
VIVEK GOKARN
Class of 1988
MD, Barclays Technology Centre India
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21. ANJAN SEN
Class of 1988
Director Marketing, Pfizer
Career Path
Regional Marketing Team Leader Pfizer Africa,
Middle East, India, Pakistan, Israel and Turkey
Region
NISHANT SAXENA
Class of 2000
CEO – Elements Akademia
SATWICK TANDON
Class of 2000
Director, DSP Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
SIVA SHANKAR
Class of 1991
Director, Citi Venture Capital International
The ability to work hard and prioritise are critical factors at
work – and the demanding timelines at IIML prepared me well
for the same. I also made a number of friends with whom I
continue to be in touch even today. I have a feeling of pride
when I come to the Campus periodically
SHISHIR MANUJ
Class of 2000
Senior Research Analyst, Mangal Keshav
We loved the highly-charged discussions on academic and
other issues of the day in small and not-so-small groups. I think the
key was the kind of stimulating environment it provided in shaping
our behavior and actions, which we still find relevant in our
professional lives. Despite the size of the batches even then, the
faculty-student relationship had a surprisingly personal touch
SILVAN VARGHESE
Class of 1991
COO & DGM, Khaleeji Commercial Bank BSC, Bahrain
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80% of my angel investors - who loaned
me half a million dollars to start Elements
Akademia are either colleagues or seniors
from IIML. My advisory board - that gave us
the much needed initial credibility - is largely
professors from IIML
Being from an early batch at IIML, the batch size was small and the class
room and hostel experience were great. Still recall those excited case study
discussions which proved to be of great use in later professional life. For me IIM,
L provided the foundation for a career in finance and general management. I
am proud to be an alumni and with all the developments since we left the
campus, I am sure the institute will reach greater heights as it completes quarter
century of its founding
Career Path
Deputy CFO, P&G

22. PAURUSH ROY
Class of 2000
Director, Samara Capital
Career Path
Vice President, Deutsche Bank
Vice President, Citibank Corporate & Investment Bank
SUMEET NARANG
Class of 2001
Founder & MD, Samara Capital
Career Path
Chairman, Asian Oilfeild Services
Proprietary Investments, Goldman Sachs NY
Baker Scholar, John Loeb Fellow – Harvard Business School
SANJEEV GUPTA
Class of 1987
Vice President, Razer
Career Path
Director Channels & Alliances, APAC - Consumer Business
Group, Cisco Systems
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VINEET SACHDEVA
Class of 1995
Partner, DE Shaw India Advisory Services
Career Path
Principal, IDFC Private Equity
Vice President, JumpStartUp Fund Advisors
SARTHAK PATTANAIK
Class of 2000
Executive Director - Risk Analytics,
Nomura Securities, New York
FAKHRI SARJAN
Class of 1993
Director & Head - Portfolio Management -
Global Credit Products, Deutsche Bank
IIML was fabulous and laid the foundation to build a holistic
understanding of business and its place in society. I benefited from an
institution with its tremendous commitment and passion to enable
learning with excellent faculty and fellow participants. Those were two
intense years with lots of fun, work, growing up, lasting friendships
and memories

23. ASHISH RAI
Class of 2000
Regional Manager - Business Development,
Asia Pacific & Japan, Misys
The experience of working on organizing the various events that
institute regularly holds gives a priceless experience of managing a
complex program, complete with running to a budget and tight
timeline while balancing a complex set of stakeholders. The
discipline, the confidence and partner-facing skill sets developed
through involvement in so many different areas both within and
outside the curriculum were equally big takeaways if not bigger
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RAJARAM PAI
Class of 1997
Senior General Manager (International Sales & Marketing),
Moser Baer Photovoltaic Ltd
Career Path
Global Competency Manager, IBM Global Services
GM, Delphi Automotive Systems
PIJUSH SINHA
Class of 2001
The biggest learning from my IIML days has been the lack of
fear of failure.. L taught me its alright to fail, but unacceptable to
give up. This came about given the gruelling curriculum, the
smart people I studied with and the unstructured environment L
provides, especially when you try to juggle academics and being
a placecom member
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AJIT THAKUR
Class of 1997
Business Head, Sony Entertainment Television
Executive Director, Avendus Capital
Volunteer, Akansha, an NGO working with
underprivileged children
DEVEN SHAH
Class of 2001
SVP – Debt Capital Markets, Kotak Mahindra Bank
SUNDAR RAMASWAMI
Class of 1999
General Manager - Corporate Strategy & Planning,
GMR Infrastructure Limited
IIML provided a structural shift to my thinking and actions.I came
into contact with the kind of “real” business experiences we became
familiar with as part of our learning process. Today, my mobile phone
book contains numbers of numerous IIM L colleagues whose counsel
and guidance I readily seek. I have consulted them on at least half a
dozen times in the past 10 years, on crucial strategic “Go” / “No-Go”
decisions concerning my professional and personal life. This has made
a huge difference to where I stand today and where I can potentially be
in the future..

24. RAJAN GAJARIA
Class of 1993
Marketing Director - US, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis
DEEPAK VERMA
Class of 2002
Dy. Chief Manager, Times Private Treaties
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DEEPAK KUMAR
Class of 1999
Chief Investment Officer, Azure Capital Advisors
AJAY RAMACHANDRAN
Class of 1998
Brand Director - Van Heusen, Aditya Birla Nuvo
KRISHNAN RAMDAS
Class of 1999
Advisor, MasterCard, Singapore
Career Path
Management Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
My memories at IIM Lucknow cover the outstanding calm
atmosphere, competitive young students, wonderful library,
computer centre, classrooms, lush green campus and of
course the highly caring teachers. IIM Lucknow has been my
best educational experience and I will always cherish those 2
years
ARINDAM BOSE
Class of 1997
Senior Director - Default Strategy,
Capital One Mortgage, Dallas
The things I remember most about my time at IIML
include the amazing talent all around me, professors
who took such personal interest in me, as a student and
individual and the great campus. In hindsight, I learned
as much, if not more, from interacting with my
classmates in projects, Index, Manfest etc., as from the
classroom

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SABALEEL NANDY
Class of 2001
Head - Water Purifier Business, Tata Chemicals
IIML was the period that helped most of us mature as
professionals. If undergraduate days were the period of youthful
enthusiasm, management studies helped make this
enthusiasm more result oriented and clinical.
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ABHAY KUMAR
Class of 1998
Director - Marketing (India, Japan, Korea),
American Express Global Prepaid
SHWETA RAMANATHAN
Class of 2002
Manager - Financial Markets, ING
Overall, IIM Lucknow a truly enriching experience which
provided a rock solid foundation to transition effectively and
successfully to the corporate world
Career Path
Principal Consultant, CSC
Client Relationship Manager - Van Gogh Preferred Banking,
ABN AMRO Bank

26. Campus Coordinators
Abhilash Pillai +91-9198221435
Karthik Rajeshwaran +91-9695899833
Karthik Regunathan +91-9198619921
Kaushik Vats +91-9670137687
Maanas Agarwal +91-9719792500
Mahesh Ramasubramanian +91-9198220221
Rahul Joseph +91-9559284436
Shreyas Dhamdhere +91-9559284413
Chairman Placement
Prof. R.L. Raina
Administrative Officer
Rajeev Pandey
Office In-charge
Ram Baran +91-9935966010
Placement Committee
This alumni profile has been put together by the placement committee to
showcase individuals who exemplify what IIM Lucknow stands for and what it
is capable of creating. This is the first of several impending initiatives to
highlight the achievements of our outstanding alumni.
In the last 25 years, our alumni have spread out all over the world, earning
recognition for themselves with their work, and in doing so, for their alma
matter as well. They have been lauded for their analytical ability, creative
outlook, social sensitivity and above all for possessing the moral fibre to be a
leader.
They are our - our inspiration, our pride, our alumni.Pratishtha
years of Alumni Excellence
– a tribute
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27. Recruitment Cell
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, LUCKNOW,
Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow - 226013. Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
Phones :- Direct: +91-522-2734013, +91-522-2736764/65/66
Board : +91-522-2734101 to 20
Fax: +91-522-2734033, +91-522-2734025, 91-522-2734005
Email: placecom@iiml.ac.in
Url: http://www.iiml.ac.in/placements
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by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity."
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