In his new role as president of the Academy of International Business (AIB) for 2021-2022, Dr Farok Contractor will be "responsible for the strategic direction of the Academy” whilst presiding over all meetings of the Academy and of the executive board, notes the website www.aib.world. The 63-year-old body is an association of around 3,500 members, mainly academics and a few strategists studying global business, with 13 chapters in 89 countries.
As AIB’s main governing body, the executive board that Contractor heads is "responsible for setting the overall direction of our association and developing specific policies to achieve that vision. Each......