A Vellayan appointed as chairman of Society and Board of Governors, IIM Kozhikode

NEW DELHI: A Vellayan, executive chairman, Murugappa group and chairman- Coromandal International Ltd., EID Parry (India) and Murugappa Holdings Ltd., has been appointed the new chairman of the Society and Board of Governors of IIM Kozhikode.

He is associated with organisations like Ambadi Investments, Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited, Foskor , South Africa.

Vellayan has also been director of EXIM Bank and Indian Overseas Bank. He is an alumnus of educational institutions such as Doon School, Sriram College of Commerce, Aston University, UK and University of Warwick Business School, UK.


Started in 1997 with its Postgraduate Programme (PGP), the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) offers range of academic programmes in the field of management education including Fellow Program in Management, Executive PG Programs, Management Development Programs and Faculty Development Programs. IIMK set up a Satellite campus at Infopark, Kochi, in 2013 dedicated to Executive Education.