Prof. Santanu Ray, Professor Emeritus, Techno India Group
The Only Professor Emeritus of the Techno India Group, Prof. Santanu Ray is perhaps the only Academic in this part of the country who has a strong presence in the Corporate world.
Prof. Ray started his career in Tata Steel (Tubes Division) in 1973 He is a Fellow of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India and has effective corporate experience in India and Europe.
Prof. Ray has corporate experience of 25 years. He has Academic Experience of about 28 years as Director of ICFAI Business School, Director of NSHM Business School, and Director of Future Business School before joining SNU. He was the former Chairman of the Board of Studies of MAKAUT.
He is a former Director of IQAC and a Mentor of Management, Commerce, and Economics at Sister Nivedita University. Prof. Ray is also a Researcher and Author and he is credited with four books on diverse management subjects on Finance and Strategy. He has also presented papers at Nation and International conferences. His Case Studies have been uploaded in the European Case Clearing House
In addition to this Prof. Ray is now the Director of three listed Companies which includes, La Opala, Bharat Road Networks, SKP Securities Etc. Prof. Ray is the former Chairman, of the Technical Education Sub Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry (Eastern Region) and former Chairman, of the Education Committee Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has been a former director for more than 10 years at Century Ply and Star Cement.
He has been a guest Faculty at Central Michigan University and Washington State University.
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Kolkata
Director, Feb’1999 to March’2009
NSHM Knowledge Campus
Campus Director, April 2009 to March 2011
NSHM Business School
Director, April 2009 to March 2011
B.P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology
Chief Mentor, April 2011 to September 2014
Techno India Group
Chief Adviser to Managing Director, Jan 2016 till date
Tata Steel (Tubes Division)
Sr. Finance Office, Feb’1972 to March’1984
Pasteur Merieux (Lyon, France)
Financial Advisor, April 1984 to August 1987
Zydus Cadila Healthcare
Advisor Corporate Planning, September 1987 to March 1991
B.K. Birla Group of Companies
Advisor Finance Committee, April 1991 to March 1995
B. P. Poddar Hospital & Medical Research Limited
Director, Since April 1995 to September 2014
Emani Limited
Advisor Project, January 2013 to December 2013
Exellence Tech. Limited
Advisor, Since April 2015 till date
Awarded by the 2006 ASAF SEOUL CONFERENCE for outstanding contribution.
Corporate Training in Financial Management & Strategic Management
I also made a mark as a Corporate Trainer in Financial Management and Strategic Management. I have had the wonderful opportunity of sharing concepts and case studies with the managers of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation (now part of Reliance Industries Ltd), IBP (now part of Indian Oil), Balmer Lawrie, DVC, Engineers India Ltd, DPSC-Descon Ltd, Coal India, etc. With these organizations, I have been associated for more than 10 years.
Creating Today’s Leaders for Tomorrow’s World
But the most fascinating part of my career is that of a Management Professor. I have been teaching MBA students since February 1998. Starting as a visiting faculty with the Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, I later joined ICFAI Business School, Kolkata as Dean in 1999 and was later promoted to Director. During these 11 years, I enjoyed my role as Institutions Builder. It is a matter of great satisfaction for me to recollect that when I took over as Dean of ICFAI Business School, it had only 96 MBA students and 2 faculty members, operating out of 6,500 square feet at Kolkata. When I left them in 2009, the same institution had more than 800 students and 40 core faculty members. My role as an Institution Builder continued as Campus Director of NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata. At my campus which is situated in the heart of Kolkata, we had a Business School, a College of Media & Communications, and a College of Pharmacy & Healthcare Management, running both Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses. We had more than 1700 students and more than 80 faculty members. As the Campus Director, it was my responsibility to oversee the function of each academic portal. This role continued as Chief Mentor of B.P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology.
Deep Rooted Network
I am widely traveled and have deep connectivity with reputed institutions like the School of Business, Washington State University, Central Michigan University, University of Miami, etc.
