Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – Business Wire India According to PwC’s June 2024 COO Pulse Survey, 68% of COOs say their organisations are not keeping pace with competitors in adopting new technologies such as AI and GenAI. This widening gap underscores the challenges COOs face in balancing technology adoption with evolving customer expectations, supply chain redesign, and hybrid work models. To help operations leaders address these demands, IIM Kozhikode has commenced the Chief Operations Officer (COO) Programme, offered in collaboration with Emeritus, featuring two online certificate courses by Kellogg Executive Education. Ranked #3 in India (NIRF 2024, Management) and among the Top 70 globally for Executive Education (Financial Times Open Enrolment Rankings 2024), IIM Kozhikode brings its academic rigour, industry-relevant pedagogy, and world-class faculty expertise to this programme. This 12-month programme equips seasoned operations and supply-chain leaders with the technology fluency, data-driven strategic mindset, and executive presence necessary to drive customer-centric value creation and operational excellence in today’s disruption-prone environment. This programme is designed for aspiring operations leaders who aim to transition into senior roles and strengthen their expertise in technology, AI, design thinking, digital supply chains, agile practices, and risk resilience. It also caters to new and evolving COOs seeking to refine their strategic and financial acumen, drive efficiency and innovation, and build resilience in complex business environments. Additionally, professionals looking to expand their leadership networks, collaborate with influential peers, and sharpen their ability to lead transformation at the C-suite level will find the programme especially valuable. Speaking on the commencement of the programme, Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode, said, “Operational excellence today goes hand in hand with innovation and resilience. This programme equips participants not just to manage complexity, but also to turn it into a competitive advantage, strengthened further by the global perspectives brought in through our collaboration with Kellogg Executive Education.” Avnish Singhal, Executive Vice President, Head India & APAC, Emeritus, added, “Industries today are being reshaped by digital disruption, evolving supply chains, and new models of growth. Through our collaborations with esteemed institutions, Emeritus remains committed to designing programmes that prepare leaders to respond with agility and vision, while delivering measurable impact for their organisations.” Delivered through live online lectures over eight months by distinguished IIM Kozhikode faculty, the Chief Operations Officer Programme blends academic rigour with practical application to prepare leaders for strategic operational excellence. Participants will engage in unique modules on operational transformation, excellence, and global supply chain design, complemented by hands-on business simulations that replicate real-world challenges in strategic and global supply chain management. It also features a three-day on-campus immersion with leadership workshops, faculty-guided capstone project as well as insights from industry practitioners and opportunities to network with seasoned professionals across sectors. Adding a global perspective, the programme features two exclusive online certificate courses from Kellogg Executive Education - AI Strategies for Business Transformation and Business Strategies for Growth: Fewer, Bigger, Bolder. These courses provide participants access to globally renowned Kellogg faculty, interactive activities, industry case studies, and digital peer learning. By blending IIM Kozhikode’s academic rigour with Kellogg’s world-class global insights, the programme equips operations leaders with future-ready capabilities in AI and strategic growth, while offering a truly global dimension to their learning journey. Through this programme, participants will be able to: • Drive strategic initiatives aligned to larger company goals – be a vital C-Suite partner • Hone managerial and leadership capabilities to inhabit the COO role • Lead during crisis and change management • Facilitate nimble competitive advantage and pivot with new technology • Gain industry-specific insights to create value and satisfy customers • Achieve value-chain innovation and bottom-line results with strategic tech investments • Master operations and supply chain leadership • Drive increased process optimisation with analytics and digital technology Programme Details: • Start Date: September 30, 2025 • Duration: 12 months • Format: Live Online sessions by IIM Kozhikode faculty and Two online certificate courses by Kellogg Executive Education • Fee: INR 6,76,000 + GST • Eligibility: Graduates (10+2+3)/ Diploma holders (10+2+3) from a recognised university with a minimum of 10 years of work experience. • Certification: Upon successful completion of the programme with a minimum attendance of 75%, participants will receive a certificate from IIM Kozhikode and will have an opportunity to gain prestigious IIM Kozhikode Executive Alumni Status. For more details, visit the programme page here. About Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Started in 1997 with its Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is on a high growth trajectory today, offering a wide range of academic programmes in the field of management education. These include the Fellow Programme in Management, Executive PG Programmes, Management Development Programmes and Faculty Development Programs. IIMK set up a Satellite campus at Info Park, Kochi, in 2013 dedicated to Executive Education. IIMK has also the unique distinction of launching a PhD (Practice Track) programme for working professionals besides bringing in new dynamic programmes such as the one-year Post Graduate programme in Business Leadership (2019) MBA in Finance and MBA in Liberal Studies & Management (2020). The institute is also home to IIMK LIVE a first-of-its-kind start-up incubation programme and the Indian Business Museum. IIMK is ranked 3rd as per NIRF India Rankings 2024: Management. The institute also features regularly among top global institutes for its flagship MBA (PGP) and EMBA programme (EPGP) in the QS World University Rankings. The institute has leapfrogged 100 spots to be placed in the Top 151-200 Institutes in Business & Management Studies globally, as per the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024. IIM Kozhikode is also globally accredited by EQUIS (EFMD) and AMBA (UK) and is on the verge of a triple-accreditation crown. IIM Kozhikode also made its debut in the prestigious Financial Times Rankings in 2023 and was recently ranked #70 among the top 80 open-enrolment executive program providers globally for the year 2024. The feat has further consolidated the 29 - year’s IIM’s footing in an exclusive list of the foremost providers of executive education in the world. The institute had also entered in global top-100 at Rank #77 for FT master’s in management (MIM) 2023 Rankings, for its full time MBA programme. IIM Kozhikode has successfully delivered close to 1450 MDP programmes over the past two decades, training more than 55,000 participants from 200+ organisations, which also includes several Fortune 500 companies in the process. About Emeritus Emeritus offers customised and open programs in India, Singapore, Dubai, and other global locations in collaboration with IIM Lucknow Executive Education, IIM Calcutta Executive Education, ISB Executive Education, Harvard Business School (HBS), MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School, Kellogg Executive Education, Berkeley Executive Education, and Wharton Executive Education, amongst other leading Institutions. Our world-class executive education programs, facilitated by eminent program experts, provide an immersive learning experience integrated with actionable insights and practical business applications and are delivered in a range of formats; in-class, online, as well as blended programs. The Emeritus Group has more than 1,750 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. The company is backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, GSV Ventures, Peak XV, Bertelsmann, CPPIB, Accel, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. For more information, please visit https://emeritus.org/ (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.). PTI