Biography of tata group chairman and tata car & tcs owner Ratan tata

Here we are giving Biography of tata group chairman and tata car & tcs owner Ratan tata

Career/Occupation/Position: Retired Chairman of Tata Sons

Ratan Tata is a renowned Indian industrialist and retired chairman of Tata Sons. He was the chairman of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012. He stepped down as the chairman of the Tata Group on 28 December 2012, but continues to be the chairman of the Tata Group’s charitable trust.

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He was also the chairman of all major Tata Group companies such as Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Tea, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. Under his leadership, the Tata Group scaled new heights and the Group’s revenues also increased manifold.

  • Name: Ratan Naval Tata
  • Born: 28 December 1937
  • Born : Mumbai
  • Father: Naval Tata
  • Mother: Sonu Tata

Early life of tata group chairman Ratan tata :

Ratan Tata was born on December 28, 1937 in the city of Surat, India. Ratan Tata is the son of Naval Tata who was adopted by Navajbai Tata after the death of her husband Ratanji Tata. His parents (Naval and Sonu) separated in the mid-1940s when Ratan was ten years old and his younger brother, Jimmy, seven.

Thereafter both the brothers were raised by their grandmother Navajbai Tata. Ratan Tata also has a half-brother named Noel Tata.

Ratan’s early education was from Campion School in Mumbai and secondary education from Cathedral and John Connon School. He then completed his BS in Architecture with Structural Engineering from Cornell University in 1962. Thereafter, he completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School in 1975.

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Before returning to India, Ratan briefly worked at Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles, California. He started his career with the Tata Group in 1961. In the initial days, he worked on the shop floor of Tata Steel. After this he joined with more companies of Tata Group. In 1971, he was appointed Director-in-Charge in the National Radio and Electronics Company (Nelco). In 1981, he was made the chairman of Tata Industries. In 1991, JRD Tata stepped down as the chairman of the group and made Ratan Tata his successor.

The Tata group scaled new heights under Ratan’s leadership. Under his leadership Tata Consultancy Services issued a public issue and Tata Motors was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1998, Tata Motors introduced the first fully Indian passenger car – the Tata Indica.Thereafter, Tata Tea acquired Tetley, Tata Motors ‘Jaguar Land Rover’ and Tata Steel acquired ‘Corus’, which greatly increased the reputation of the Tata group in the Indian industry. The Tata Nano – the world’s cheapest passenger car – is also the result of Ratan Tata’s thinking.

He retired from all executive responsibilities of the Tata Group on 28 December 2012. He was replaced by 44-year-old Cyrus Mistry. Although Tata is now retired, he is still engaged in business. He retired from all executive responsibilities of the Tata Group on 28 December 2012. He was replaced by 44-year-old Cyrus Mistry. Although Tata is now retired, he continues to work.More recently, he has made his personal investment in India’s e-commerce company Snapdeal. Along with this, he has also invested in another e-commerce company Urban Ladder and Chinese mobile company Xiaomi.

Ratan is currently the retired Chairman of the Tata Group. Along with this, he also remains the chairman of 2 trusts of Tata Sons.

Ratan Tata has played an important role in many organizations in India as well as in other countries. He is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry and the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council. Ratan is also a director on the boards of several companies.

Ratan Tata Awards

  • In 2006 Honorary Doctor of science Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  • In2005University of Warwick Honorary Doctor of Science
  • 2005 International Distinguished Achievement Award
  • 2004 Honorary Doctor of Technology Asian Indian Institute of Technology
  • In 2004 Medal of the Oriental Republic of UruguayGovernment of Uruguay
  • 2001 Honorary Doctor of Business Administration, Ohio State University
  • In 2008 Honorary Fellowship Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Ratan Tata Award for Most Celebrity Leader at Yale.
  • Respect for the citizenship of Singapore.
  • The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy was given for the contribution of the Tata family to the progress of the country.
  • In the year 2000, Ratan Tata was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
  • In 2008, Ratan Tata was given the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest civilian award, by the Government of India.
  • Awarded “Businessman of the Decade” in 2010 by the Indo-Israeli Chamber of Commerce.
  • 2008Leadership AwardLeadership Award
  • 2007 Carnegie Medal of Charity Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • In 2012 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
  • 2010 Business Leader Asian Awards of the Year
  • In 2014Honorary Doctor of LawNew York University, Canada
  • 2015 Clemson University Honorary Doctor of Automotive Engineering

World’s Cheapest Car – Nano Car Launched – Smallest Car In India -Tata Nano :

Ratan Tata, by making the world’s cheapest car, also thought about those people, for whom buying a car was no less than a big dream. Ratan Tata made the world’s cheapest car, the Nano car, at a cost of just Rs 1 lakh. And in the year 2008, this car was inaugurated at the Auto Expo held in New Delhi. Initially, three models of Tata Nano were introduced in the market. Here we are giving Biography of tata group chairman and tata car & tcs owner Ratan tata

List of Companies Owned by Tata

  1. Tata Consultancy service.
  2. Tata Steel Limited
  3. Tata Motors Limited
  4. Titan Company Limited
  5. The Tata Power Company Limited
  6. The Indian Hotels Company Limited
  7. Tata Global Beverages Limited
  8.  Tata Communications Limited
  9. Voltas Limited
  10.  Trent Limited
  11.  Tata Sponge Iron Limited
  12. Tata Investment Corporation Limited
  13. Tata Metaliks Limited
  14. Tata Elxsi Limited
  15. Nelco Limited
  16. Tata Coffee Limited
  17. Tata Consumer Products Ltd
  18. Tata AutoComp System

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