Ratan Tata is an Indian businessman who served as the Chairman of Tata Sons. He graduated from Cornell University and took over as Chairman of Tata Group in 1991. Under his leadership, Tata Group expanded globally through strategic acquisitions such as Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus Group. He is recognized for launching affordable cars like the Tata Nano and transforming Tata into a global conglomerate. Ratan Tata received several prestigious awards for his leadership and philanthropy.

1. RATAN TATARATAN TATA
the soft-spoken man of steelthe soft-spoken man of steel

2. OverviewOverview
 IntroductionIntroduction
 Success StorySuccess Story
 Transformation AgendaTransformation Agenda
 Awards & RecognitionAwards & Recognition

3. IntroductionIntroduction
 Born on December 28, 1937
 Graduated with a degree in Architecture and Structural
Engineering from Cornell University.
 Also completed advanced management programme at Harvard
Business School.
 Appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National Radio &
Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971.
 Became the Chairman of Tata Industries in 1981.
 Took over as Tata Group Chairman in 1991.

4. Success StorySuccess Story
 1962: Graduated from1962: Graduated from Cornell University
with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Architecture and Structuralin Architecture and Structural
Engineering.Engineering.
Worked withWorked with Jones and Emmons in
Los Angeles
Joined Tata Steel at Jamshedpur in late 1962Joined Tata Steel at Jamshedpur in late 1962

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1971:1971: Appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National
Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco)
 1977: Was entrusted with Empress Mills, textile mill
controlled by the Tata’s
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1981: Appointed as The Chairman of Tata Industries
 1991:1991: Took over as group chairman
from J.R.D. Tata.

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 1998: Tata Motors came up with Tata Indica, the first truly
Indian car.
 2000:2000: Tata Tea acquired the Tetley group of the UK forTata Tea acquired the Tetley group of the UK for
pounds 271 million (pounds 271 million ($435 million) - the biggest) - the biggest
acquisition in the history of Indian Companies.acquisition in the history of Indian Companies.
 2003: Stepped down from executive position.2003: Stepped down from executive position.
BBought the truck unit of South Korea's Daewoo Motors
AA stake in one of Indonesia's biggest coal mines, and
steel mills in Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

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 2004:2004: Takeover of Tony hotels including New York's Pierre,
the Ritz-Carlton in Boston, and San Francisco's Camden
Place.
Purchase of Tyco International's undersea
telecom cables.
 2007: Tata Sons successfully acquired Corus Group2007: Tata Sons successfully acquired Corus Group
forfor an estimated £6.7 billion.
““A defining moment for Tata Steel”A defining moment for Tata Steel” – Tata said– Tata said

8. The man and his dream machineThe man and his dream machine
 Year 2008:Year 2008:
 “A promise is a promise”,
said Ratan Tata unveiling the
'People's Car'
 a mini 4-seater priced, as
promised five years ago, at
Rs 1,00,000 (dealer price)

9. The man and his dream machine – (cntd)The man and his dream machine – (cntd)
 Nano—which means small in Parsi-
Gujarati—turns out to be a font of
innovation, generating as many as 40 new
patents for Tata Motors

10. So what if the Kohinoor diamond - once the
ultimate symbol of Indian wealth and power -
now resides with the Queen of England?
March 2008:March 2008:
Tata Motors under Ratan Tata bought
over Jaguar & Land Rover from Ford
Motor Company. The icons of British
Luxury, Jaguar and Land Rover were
acquired for £1.15 billion ($2.3 billion).

11. The transformation agenda...
Returns must be greater than cost of capital.
 Economies of scale should be derived.
Each company must be the industry leader
occupying one of the top three positions.
The business identified must have potential
for high growth and should be globally competitive.

12. Awards and RecognitionAwards and Recognition
 He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan –
26 January 200026 January 2000
 He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan - 26 January
2008
 Recipients of the NASSCOM Global Leadership
Awards-2008
 Accepted the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in
2007 on behalf of the Tata family
 Honoured by Cornell University as the 26th Robert S.
Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education – March
2006
 Serves on the programme board of the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation's India AIDS initiative

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 May 2008, he made it to the Time magazine's 2008 list of the
World's 100 most Influential people.
 The Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok conferred the
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology (Honoris Causa) in
2004
 His foreign affiliations include membership of the
international advisory boards of
* The Mitsubishi Corporation
* The American International Group
* JP Morgan Chase
* Booz Allen Hamilton

14. Thank YouThank You