IMD Annual Report 2021

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Timeline

Celebrating a remarkable story The institute commissioned a 30-minute documentary and a special edition book, which explored the insights and ground-breaking achievements that helped to create a world leader in executive education and research. An anniversary gala, on 5 November, brought together a congregation of 140 current and former faculty, alumni, board members and dignitaries to pay tribute to the impact and legacy of an ever-evolving brand. At the event, IMD President Jean-François Manzoni said he felt “a feeling of deep gratitude towards a generation of visionary and pioneering leaders who created this extraordinary, independent academic institute”. In recognition of his contribution to shaping one of the world’s leading centers for executive education, IMD appointed its former president Peter Lorange as its honorary president. “All top notch institutions, even IMD, need to evolve, evolve, evolve,” Lorange told attendees at the gala. “IMD has been huge for me. I don’t think I would have got as far as I have in my professional life had it not been for IMD.”

1946 Alcan creates Centre d’Études Industrielles (CEI) in Geneva 1957 Nestlé establishes Institut pour l’Étude des Méthodes de Direction de l’Enterprise (IMEDE) in Lausanne 1972 IMEDE introduces one-year MBA and Program for Executive Development 1981 CEI changes name to International Management Institute (IMI) 1990 IMI and IMEDE merge to form International Institute for Management Development (IMD) 1995 First edition of IMD’s flagship program Orchestrating Winning Performance 2015 IMD opens South East Asia Executive Learning Center in Singapore

WOODS STATON (MBA 1976) EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, ARCOS DORADOS

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IMD from 1946 to today