The communiqué is reproduced here:
Community,
I would like to inform you that Professor I.M. Pandey, Acting
President and Vice President for Academic Affairs, submitted his
resignation to the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Nopadol Gunavibool on 21
March 2013 expressing his wish to resign from the Asian Institute of
Technology (AIT) citing health reasons. Subsequently, the Board on 31
March 2013 has endorsed his resignation.
The current bye-law 7.11 states “In the absence of the President,
interim responsibilities of the day-to-day affairs including any
specific mandate shall be assigned by the President to a Vice
President. In the absence of the President and all Vice Presidents the
interim responsibilities shall then be assigned to one of the Deans of
Schools by the President. In the event of prolonged absence of the
President, the Executive Committee shall be vested with the power to
make appropriate arrangements.”
The Board has accordingly appointed Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai,
Vice President for Resource Development, to serve as the Acting
President, to carry out necessary day-to-day administrative duties of
the AIT.
For any major decisions, the Acting President is required to seek
approval from the Executive Committee or the Board of Trustees. The
appointment will be effective from Monday, 1 April 2013.
Meanwhile, the Executive Committee is requested to consider an
appropriate arrangement for the Acting President in case of a prolonged
absence of the President, in accordance with the bye-Laws and to submit
this for the Board’s approval at its next meeting scheduled for late
April 2013.
Yours sincerely,
Kulvimol Wasuntiwongse
Secretary to the Board