Goenka's IIT-M term extended by another three years

Chennai: Pawan Goenka, Managing Director of diversified business conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, will continue as Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras.

President Pranab Mukherjee in his capacity as visitor of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has approved the nomination of Goenka as Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT-Madras for another three years, a press release said here today.

Goenka's term as Chairman, Board of Governors ends in June 2017 and Mukherjee has allowed him to continue for another three years with effect from June 9, 2017, the release added.

Goenka, an alumni of IIT Kanpur has a Ph.D from Cornell University, New York. He is also an alumni of Harvard Business School, Advanced Management Programme.