IIM Indore launches 2nd batch of CEO programme for executives with over 8 years' experience

The Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore) has launched the second batch of its Chief Executive Officers - CEO programme for senior leaders and executives with at least eight years of industry experience. The course is designed to help aspiring and current CEOs, along with senior leaders, build strategic, and digital leadership acumen in today’s fast-shifting business ecosystem.

The 11-month long CEO programme will be held in partnership with TimesPro. It will develop capability to lead differently, drive innovation across teams, navigate risk, uncertainty, and inspire transformative change, according to the official statement.

The curriculum for the programme includes a multi-pronged syllabus to include technology and analytics. It will work on cross-functional fluency and master advanced concepts in digital marketing, including learning with C-suite employees and senior leaders.

Himanshu Rai, director, IIM Indore said: “At IIM Indore, our Chief Executive Officers Programme equips senior leaders to navigate disruption with judgement, resilience and purpose. We blend rigorous scholarship with contemporary practice to build strategic depth, digital fluency and stakeholder credibility. With masterclasses from top CEOs and an immersive campus experience, learners return to their organisations ready to lead transformation and compound value for sustainable advantage.”

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IIM Indore, TimesPro to jointly conduct sessions

Notably, on completion of the 11-month programme, learners will be awarded with executive education alumni status of IIM Indore, one of India’s ‘’Triple Crown’ business schools accredited by EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA.

The alumni status will enhance recognition and mobility in global markets, the institute said. The CEO programme will include four masterclass sessions, and will be conducted by four top-level CEOs. They will offer executive-suite insights on strategic vision, failure and recovery, Indian leadership and excellence.

Sridhar Nagarajachar, business head, TimesPro said: “TimesPro is delighted to partner with IIM Indore on this marquee programme for India’s next generation of CEOs. The curriculum builds cross-functional fluency, customer centricity and data-led decision-making, empowering leaders to accelerate growth, de-risk execution and embed innovation at scale across markets, industries and cycles.”

The course also involves a three-day campus immersion designed to catalyse lifelong leadership networks.

“Learners engage in forums that encourage the exchange of industry-specific insights and the cross-pollination of ideas—broadening functional expertise and strengthening leadership capability. The curriculum places particular emphasis on four core domains: Technology and Analytics, Consumer Behaviour and Customer Centricity, Strategy, and Leadership,” the institute added.

The pedagogy will have live faculty-led sessions, contemporary case studies, assessments, quizzes and tests. Sessions will be delivered via TimesPro’s interactive learning platform in direct-to-device mode, supporting busy executives with high-impact, flexible engagement.