XLRI Delhi-NCR, XLRI Director, Fr Antony R Uvari, XLRI Jamshedpur, management education, and B-school leadership are in focus after XLRI – Xavier School of Management announced the appointment of Fr Antony R. Uvari, SJ as the new Director of its Delhi-NCR campus. The appointment came into effect on July 1, 2026, with Fr Uvari succeeding Fr Nelson A. D'Silva, SJ, who has taken over as President of the Delhi Jesuit Society.

An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, Fr Uvari holds a postgraduate degree from the institute and earned his PhD from the University of Madras. He brings more than 18 years of experience in academic leadership, administration and management education across some of India's leading institutions.

Fr Uvari has held several key positions within the Xavier education network. He began his academic career as a faculty member at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) between 2004 and 2010 before joining XLRI, where he served as Dean of Administration, Associate Dean, Chairperson of Admissions, and Professor from 2010 to 2013.

In October 2013, he was appointed Associate Director of XIMB while simultaneously serving as the Registrar of XIM University, Bhubaneswar. He later returned to XLRI from 2016 to 2019 before taking charge as Vice Chancellor of XIM University in September 2019, a role he held until September 2025. During his tenure, he oversaw significant institutional growth and academic expansion.

Fr Uvari's research focuses on leadership development, human resource management, and personnel effectiveness, particularly examining the relationship between HR practices and organisational performance. He has published research in national and international journals, developed management case studies and designed executive development programmes for corporate and development-sector organisations.

Accepting his new role, Fr Uvari said he looked forward to leading XLRI Delhi-NCR during its next phase of growth while strengthening the institution's commitment to academic excellence, ethical leadership, innovation, service and nation-building.

Located in Jhajjar district, Haryana, about 25 kilometres from Gurugram, the XLRI Delhi-NCR campus was inaugurated in 2020. The platinum-rated green campus is part of XLRI – Xavier School of Management, India's oldest business school, established in 1949, and continues to expand its footprint in management education and research.