Ratan Tata is the present chairman of Tata Groups, India's largest conglomerate established by his family. After graduating from Cornell University in 1962, he joined the family business working in the Tata Steel shop floor. He was appointed chairman of Tata Groups in 1991. During his tenure, he transformed the company into a global giant through strategic acquisitions and promoting new businesses. By focusing on branding and reorganization, he increased Tata's revenue 40 times over from 1991 levels. Ratan Tata is recognized for his leadership, business success, and philanthropic efforts through numerous national and international honors.

1. BUSINESS LEADER
PRESENTED BY –
Gourav Ranjan
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2. RATAN N. TATA
“Legend who defined the meaning of
business leader”.

3. Greatest Business Leader of India:
RATAN TATA
Ratan Naval Tata(born December
28th 1938) is the present
chairman of Tata Groups
India’s largest conglomerate
established by his family.

4. About RATAN TATA….
• First child of Naval and Soono Tata.
• Parents divorsed in mid 40’s when RATAN TATA was 7.
• Studied in all boy’s Campion school in India and
graduated from Cornell U.S.A. in 1962.
• Advanced management program from HBS in 1975.
• Back to India on grandmother insistence and joined
the TATA groups.
• Appointed as Chairman of TATA groups in 1991.

5. PERSONALITY
• Very dignified
• Ethical
• Dependable
• Believe in keeping promises
• Loyal and believe in relationship
• Questioning the unquestionable
• Risk taker
• Exemplary leadership quality
• A tremendous motivator

6. Joined in 1962….
• Ratan Tata would probably
have stayed on in the US after
training as an architect at
Cornell University.
• He has an offer from IBM,
but the son of Naval Tata
and nephew of JRD TATA
couldn’t work outside the group.
Hence in 1962 RATAN TATA joined the family business,
working on the Tata Steel shop floor at Jamshedpur,
just like one of several thousand employees.

7. Journey from 1991…..
• When he took over as TATA Group chairman
on march 25th 1991, critics were loud.
• RATAN TATA was considered to mave gained
his position purely on the strength of his
surname.
• Nearly 21yrs later, Ratan Tata took the TATA
group to the top globally.
• Tata Group revenue is 40 times the 1991 level
i.e. Rs.3.46 lakh crore.

8. His Strategies…..
• Promoted seven hi-tech businesses under Tata
Industries in the eighties – Tata Finance, Tata
telecom, Tata Keltron, Hitech drilling services,
Tata Honeywell, Tata Elxsi and Plantek.
• Management consultancy McKinsey was
brought on board to help with the
reorganization.
• Ratan Tata also paid attention to brand TATA.
By 1998, there was a single group logo.

9. Corporate Spurs
• Tata Consultancy Services
went to public and Tata
Motors was listed on the
New York stock exchange.
• On January 31st 2007, Ratan Tata successfully pulled off
one of the biggest acquisition (i.e. Corus Group) of
Indian corporate history.
• Another feature of success got attracted with this man
when he presented the latest Tata four wheeler model
Tata Elegant at Geneva on March 6th 2007.

10. Awards and Recognition….
• He is also the chairman of
two of the largest private sector
promoted philanthropic trust
in India.
• Member Global business council
on HIV/AIDS and the programmed
board of the Bill & Milinda Gates
Foundation’s India AIDS initiative.
• Government of India honored Mr. Ratan Tata with one of its highest
civilian award, Padma Bhushan, on Republic Day on 2000.
• He has also been conferred an honorary doctorate in business
administration by the Ohio State University .