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MISSION
The Newsletter of
FMS
Alumni Association
10,000
WE BEGAN MODESTLY AND NOW WE BEGIN TO DREAM BIG! FMS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
HAS EMBARKED UPON A MISSION TO REGISTER 10,000 FMS ALUMS BY 2012. WE ARE VERY
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT OUR MISSON AND WE SOLICIT YOUR SUPPORT
IN HELPING US ACHIEVE IT.
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Allianz, EID Parry's, Tata Sons and Seagram's, who pulled out all stops to ensure that the dinner FMSAA Annual Alumni Dinner-2009
was befitting of the esteemed invitees attending it.
Every year, the FMSAA Annual Alumni Dinner is a much awaited event of the Association, which
The Kolkata Alumni meet was held on 13th June, 2009 at Hotel Chrome in Kolkata in their night- rd
is generally held on 3 Saturday of February. Alumni join their fellow colleagues from far
club PULP and the swimming pool zone STRIP. Though the turnout was less than what was
distances and look forward to meeting their faculty and batch mates. The FMSAA Annual
expected, the evening was rich in terms of vivacity and enthusiasm exuded by the cheerful
Alumni Dinner-2009 was organized at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 21st February, 2009.
alumni. Although he was the oldest member present, Mr. Shri Vardhan Mohta (FT-1975) gelled
More than 900 alumni, students, faculty members, invited guests and their spouses attended
very well with the younger members in the group. Mr. Amar Goenka, currently with ABN-
the dinner. The event started with the renowned poet Mr. Arun Jaimini reciting few of his
AMRO, used his humour to keep everyone cheerful and smiling. Mr. Rangin Lahiri of CTS shared
his views on further enhancement of brand 'FMS'. famous poems to the audience, followed by formal deliberations and informal interaction
among the present members.
The year 2010 started off with an Alumni City Chapter meet in Hyderabad after a long gap on
the 9th January, 2010. The response was overwhelming and the alumni based out of
Hyderabad were more than happy to meet their fellow FMSites. The meet was attended by
some of the prominent alumni based out of Hyderabad such as Mr. C.V. Rao (FT-1980),
Proprietor-Prakruthi Power; Mr. Radhakrishnan Chamarty (FT-1988), Head (Corporate
Services), India Insure Risk Management Services Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Shri Kumar Malani(FT-1997),
Manager(Commercial)-Indwa, Manikya Group; Mr. Prashant Muggala (FT-1998),
Sr.Consultant, Infosys Technologies Ltd.; A. Raja Suresh Kumar (PT-2000), CEO, SynchroServe;
and Mr. Raman K. Agrawalla (PhD-2008), Head-Research, TCS; among others. They had a great
time reminiscing their memorable moments at FMS apart from sharing some of their valuable
insights and experiences from the industry.
Dr. Atul Gupta being awarded Gold Medal Souvenir-2009 being released
Alumni Meet Goes International
This dinner meet was supported by a large number of senior alumni and corporates. We are
The inaugural Singapore Chapter meet was held in "Ivory"- an Indian cuisine restaurant at particularly grateful to our sponsors Bharti Airtel, IDG Ventures India, Candico(I) Ltd., P.C.
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Clarke Quay on 29 May, 2009. Prof. M.M. Anand, who was kind enough to attend the event to Jewellers, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Exide Industries, Hotel-The Lalit, My Mobile
meet the Alumni, shared his views on the inauguration and how it was to be taken forward. The Magazine, North Delhi Power Ltd., EXCEL Books and McGraw Hill Education for their support. A
dinner was attended by some very illustrious names of the corporate world such as Mr. Pankaj
Souvenir was also released on the occasion. Large number of alumni supported the project by
Sharma, Director and Senior Business Leader, Visa Money Transfer, Asia Pacific; Mr. Vivek
organizing release of advertisements in the Souvenir-2009 and organizing sponsorships from
Chand, Head New Ventures, Consumer Banking at Standard Charteredand others.
their respective organizations. We are particularly grateful to our alumni and supporters such
as Mr. Manoj Kohli (PT-1980); Mr. Sudhir Sethi (FT-1983); Mr. Sanjiv Kumar (FT-1972); Mr.
Karnal Singh (PT-2008); Mr. Sanjeev Bhatia (PT-2007); Mr. Deepak Bhatnagar (PT-2006); Mr.
Sudhir Kalla (PT-1996); Mr. Vikram Jit Singh (PT-1999); Mr. Navneet Kumar Sharma (PT-2004);
Mr. Pankaj Mohindroo (FT-1983); Mr. N.P. Jain (PT); Mr. Ajay Shukla (FT-1988); and Mr. Gyanesh
Bharti (PT-2009) for their kind support. Souvenir-2009 containing names and addresses of
2186 Life Members of the Association and the next issue of the 'FOOTPRINTS were also
released on the occasion. A copy each of the management readings titled When The Going
Gets Tough authored by Dr. V.G. Patel and The New Manager were presented by Tata
McGraw Hill and Excel Books respectively to each participating member.
Singapore Chapter Meet in progress
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Gold Medals were also awarded to the top performers of all the courses at FMS. The following FMS' 85 Silver Jubilee Reunion
Gold Medals were awarded to the first rank holders of MBA programmes :
The Silver Jubilee Reunion
Ms. ANKITA MEHTA, MBA(FT) get together of MBA(FT)
Mohit Chaturvedi Memorial Gold Medal
2006-2008 1983-85 group was held
Ms. DIVYA MITTAL, MBA(FT) on 29-30th January, 2010.
Rishi Anand Memorial Gold Medal
2007-2009 A total of 20 members of
Mr. JITENDER PAL SINGH, MBA(PT) the batch came together
2005-2008 after traveling from all over the world. The
Kundan Khanna Memorial Medals
Mr. AJAY KUMAR DHAMIJA, MBA(PT) Reunion was preceded by panel discussions
2006-2009 conducted for the benefit of FMS students on the Gyan Sharing - Panel Discussion in progress
Ms. ANJALI CHANDRA, MBA(MS) evening of 29th January, 2010 in the Seminar Room at FMS. The topics Learning curve beyond
Haripat Rai Memorial Gold Medal
2006-2008 FMS... a learning for FMS and India Enterpreneuring.Challenges & Opportunities were felt
Dr. ATUL GUPTA, MBA(HCA) to be very contemporary and informative by all the present students. The students were
Murari Lal Memorial Gold Medal
2005-2008 overjoyed listening to post-MBA 300 years of professional and personal experiences. The panel
Dr. Sanjay Thakur Memorial Gold Medal Ms. ANKITA MEHTA, MBA(FT) discussions were followed by an Alumni-Student Interaction Dinner on the front lawns of FMS
for Overall Performance 2006-2008 where 220 people participated in the dinner get-together. The Dinner was sponsored by C S
Direkt Events and Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon.
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The Association has decided to organize the next Annual Dinner-2010 on Saturday, the 20
February 2010 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Souvenir-2010 and the next issue of On 30th Januray 2010, the day started with a
'FOOTPRINTS will be released on this occasion. sumptuous breakfast of Bun-Anda, Bread Pakora,
etc. at FMS canteen. The faculty was present in
The 12th Annual General Meeting full strength alongwith the present Dean, Prof. K.
Mamkoottam and the ex-deans including Prof.
The Twelfth Annual General Body Meeting of the FMS Alumni Association was held at the Abad Ahmad, Prof. M.M. Anand, Dr. M.P. Gupta,
GULMOHAR, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-110003 on Saturday, the 19th September 2009, Dr. A.S. Narag, Prof. V.K. Bhalla and Prof. J.K. Mitra.
at 7:00 PM. 39 Members were present to transact the business of the meeting. After a welcome The batch put together a very impressive
address by the President, the Secretary FMSAA presented the Secretary's Report on the presentation on each and every participant.
performance of the Association for the year 2008-2009. The present members reviewed the Photographs on Then in 1985 and Now in Dinner at Hotel Taj Mahal
accounts of the financial year 2008-2009 and made some constructive suggestions which were 2010 was a treat to the eyes of all present. Every participating alumnus shared their
well received. M/s. H. Gambhir & Co., Chartered Accountants, were appointed as auditors for experiences post-FMS and recalled pleasant memories of their studentship days. An
the next financial year in an honorary capacity. Prof. J.K. Mitra (the then Dean-FMS and the Anniversary Jersey was also released by the batch. The
Patron-FMSAA) also addressed the meeting. A 25 member Executive Committee was elected meeting came to a closing at FMS with a lavish lunch,
for a term of two years. The members present re-assured their support to the Executive interaction with the present batch of students, presentation
Committee for all future activities of the Association. The meeting was followed by a light by the Placement Committee and a Group Photograph. The
musical programme, an informal get-together and dinner. The major highlight of the evening participating alumni also paid tributes to two of their
was an enchanting light entertainment performance by FMS students and an equally pleasing batchmates who passed away during the period, i.e. Samir
performance by a Hasya Kavi. Mohile and Trinath Dhavala.
Dean-FMS with Reunion Participants
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On 30th evening, the batch invited all the faculty members to a dinner at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Harit Nagpal: Moves to Vodafone Group, UK
Delhi. The dinner was attended by 8 faculty members and their spouses. Some of the spouses
of the batch members also joined for the dinner. Dean-FMS released a commemorative photo Director (Marketing and New Business), Vodafone Essar, Mr. Harit Nagpal
book on the reunion containing professional and personal journey of each of the graduates (FT-1985) has moved to Vodafone Group, UK, in his new role in the group's
who could be contacted. The batch contributed Rs. 10,001 to CRY initiative and also presented marketing function. He is based out of London. Mr Nagpal has been with
mementoes to the faculty members and their spouses. A Goan band played music and all Vodafone Essar since 2001. He has 25 years of experience having worked in
present danced to the tunes of 1985 right into the early hours of morning of 31st. All members various sales and marketing functions in organisations like Lakme, Marico,
present vowed to stay connected in future. Pepsi and Shoppers' Stop.
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Gunender Kapur joins TPG Capital as Senior Advisor FMS-DU ranks 22nd in the entire Asia-Pacific region
TPG Capital, the global private investment firm, has roped in
Business schools in India are becoming a major focus for employers as the country's economy
Mr. Gunender Kapur (FT-1983) on board as a senior advisor, primarily to
demands ever more professional managers. FMS is proud to have been ranked 22nd among the
assist TPG on investments in the consumer and retail sectors in India. Till
leading B-Schools of the APAC Region.
recently, he was the President and CEO of the Food & Grocery Division of
Reliance Retail Limited. Prior to joining Reliance in 2006, he served as CEO
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Sing. 10 10 29.5 17 652 6 96
and Vice Chairman of Unilever Nigeria Plc. Before that he worked as Technological University, Singapore
Executive Director of Foods at Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Senior Vice Tsinghua University School of
China 14 19 22 13 630 6 138
Economics &Management
President of Foods at Unilever, South Asia.
University of Hong Kong HK 17 13 20 12 670 5 50
The All India Class XII CBSE Topper-2009 UTS University of Technology Sydney.
Aust. 15 19 20.5 12 550 4 30
Graduate School of Business
FMS Faculty Visits Harvard News from the North Campus - MBA (FT)
CDC Consulting Initiative
The FMS-CDC Consulting Initiative (TFCCI) was started in association with the Consultancy
H A R V A R D B U S I N E S S S C H O O L Development Center, New Delhi with aim to give the students an opportunity to contribute to
live projects and case assignments, attend tutorial sessions, workshops and lectures for
To enrich their teaching experience at FMS, the following Faculty Members visited Harvard capacity building in the consulting domain. At the inception of this partnership, an
Business School to participate in two weeks Executive Education Program held at their Boston international symposium was held with the participation of various consultants from across the
Campus. The participation was fully sponsored by Andrews Towel Foundation and University globe. Firms like Arthur D'Little, KPMG, Hewitt Associates, PwC and Ernst & Young among
of Delhi. others shared their views on various contemporary topics related to the consulting arena.