Corporate Leader

Ratan Naval TataPresent Chairman Of

Tata Group(A Business Legend)

INTRODUCTION Ratan N Tata born on December 28,

1937, in Bombay. Present Chairman Of Tata Group. He is also the chairman of major

Tata companies such as Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Tea, Tata Chemicals, The Indian Hotels Company and Tata Teleservices

Childhood

Ratan Tata was born into the famous Tata family.

A prominent family belonging to Mumbai's wealthy Parsi community.

He was born to Soonoo and Naval Hormusji Tata.

Ratan is the great grandson of Tata group founder Jamsedji Tata

His childhood was troubled, with his parents separating in the mid-1940s when he was merely seven and his younger brother jimmy was five years old. Their mother moved out and both ratan and his brother were raised by their grandmother lady navajbai.

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Early career

Ratan Tata completed his schooling from Campion School in Mumbai.

He completed his BSc degree in architecture with structural engineering from Cornell University in 1962.

And the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School in 1975.

He joined the Tata Group in December 1962, after turning down a job with IBM on the advice of JRD Tata. He was first sent to Jamshedpur to work at Tata Steel.

Career

In 1971, Ratan was appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco).

In 1981, Ratan was named director of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company.

In 1991, he took over as group chairman from J.R.D. Tata.

Under Ratan's guidance, Tata Consultancy Services went public and Tata Motors was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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In 1998, Tata Motors introduced his brainchild, the Tata Indica.

On January 31, 2007, under the chairmanship of Ratan Tata, Tata Sons successfully acquired Corus Group, an Anglo-Dutch steel and aluminium producer. With the acquisition, Ratan Tata became a celebrated personality in Indian corporate business culture. The merger created the fifth largest steel producing entity in the world.

On March 26, 2008, Tata Motors, under Ratan Tata, bought Jaguar & Land Rover from Ford Motor Company. The two iconic British brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, were acquired for £1.15 billion ($2.3 billion).

Personal life

Ratan Tata is a shy man, rarely features in the society glossies.

He sometimes likes to fly his private jet himself.

He has never been married. He is very simple. He likes to wear Hermès ties and

matching handkerchiefs.

1. NOTHING WORTHWHILE IS EVER ACHIEVED WITHOUT DEEP THOUGHT AND HARDWORK.

2. GOOD HUMAN RELATIONS NOT ONLY BRING GREAT PERSONAL REWARDS BUT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE

SUCCESS OF ANY ENTERPRISE.

3. NO SUCCESS IS WORTHWHILE UNLESS IT SERVES THE NEEDS OR INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE AND IS ACHIEVED BY FAIR AND HONEST MEANS.

PRINCIPLES OF TATA’S

Very Dignified Ethical Believes in keeping promises Royal & Believes in relationships Leadership Qualities Tremendous Motivator

Personality

Visionary Strategist Initiator Change Champion Risk Taker Expertise A man of integrity

What makes him LEADER?

Community Initiatives Environment The Tata Trust Institutions Sports & Arts

Social Responsibility

Awards and recognition

On the occasion of India's 50th Republic Day on 26 January 2000, Ratan Tata was honoured with the Padma Bhushan.

In February 2004, Ratan Tata was conferred the title of honorary economic advisor to Hangzhou city in the Zhejiang province of China.

In 2006 he received the FIRST Award for Responsible Capitalism.

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In March 2006 Tata was honoured by Cornell University as the 26th Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education, considered the highest honor the university awards to distinguished individuals from the corporate sector.

He was listed among the 25 most powerful people in business named by Fortune magazine in November 2007.

In May 2008 Mr Tata made it to the Time magazine's 2008 list of the World's 100 most influential people.

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In 2009 he was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire.

He has also been conferred an honorary doctorate in business administration by the Ohio State University.

An honorary doctorate in technology by the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok.

An honorary doctorate in science by the University of Warwick.

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An honorary fellowship by the London School of Economics.

 He has recently received an honorary Doctor of Law from the University of Cambridge.

In 2010, Ratan Tata was named one of the '50 People Who Matter 2010 by New Statesman Magazine

“The hundred years from now,I expect Tatas to be much bigger,ofcourse,than it is now.More importantaly,I hope the group comes to be regarded as being the best in India. Best in manner in which we operate,Best in the products we deliver , and best in our system & ethics . Having said that , I hope that a hundred years from now we will bread our wings far beyond India , that we become a global group , operating in many countries , as Indian business conglomerate that is at home in the world , carrying the same set of trust as we do today”

-------RATAN N. TATA

ThankyouPresented By:- Amit Kumar MBA 1st Year DMS