RATAN TATA BIOGRAOHY

2. An Indian industrialist, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons. He was also
chairman of Tata Group, from 1990 to 2012, and again, as interim chairman, from October
2016 through February 2017, and continues to head its charitable trusts.He is the
recipient of two of the highest civilian awards of India, the Padma Vibhushan (2008)
and Padma Bhushan (2000).

3.  RatanTatawasborn on 28 December 1937 in Bombay,
India.
 RatanTata’sfatherwasNavalTataandmotherwas Sooni.
 NavalTatawasadoptedby Jamsetji’syounger childlessson Ratan
Tata(Grandfather’snamewas same).
 At anageofsevenRatanT
ata’
sparentsgotseparated.He wasraised
byhis grandmotherNavajbai.
 From hischildhoodhewasinterested inthe cars.
 RatanT
atanevermarried.InBombayhe woulddateon andoff,was
even engagedoncebutbrokeitoffbefore thecardscouldbe printed.

4. After his parents separated in 1944, he was
brought up by his grandmother Lady Navajbai and
did his schooling in Mumbai from
Campion School.
Later, he enrolled in Cornell University,
where he earned aB.S in architecture with
structural engineering in 1962, andhas also
completed theAdvanced Management Program at
Harvard Business School .

5. •Ratan tata is single and leads a modest lifestyle in his
bachelor apartment.
•The US-Educated bachelor lives alone with his two
German Shepherds.
•He sometimes like to fly his private jet himself.
•Some people call him “THE STEVE JOBS OF INDIA”

6.  When he returned to India in 1962 afterturning
down ajob with IBM on the advice of JRD, he was
sent to Jamshedpur to work on the shop floor at
Tata Steel.
 In 1971, he was appointed the Director of National
Radio and Electronics(Nelco).
 In 1981, JRD Tata stepped down asTata Industries
chairman,naming Ratan as his successor. He was
heavily criticized for lackingexperience in running a
company of the scale of Tata Industries.

7.  In 1991, he was appointed group chairman of the Tata group.
 Under his stewardship, TataTea acquired T
etley, Tata motors
acquired JaguarLand Rover andTata Steel acquired Corus, which
have turned Tata from a largelyIndia-centric company into aglobal
business, with 65% revenues coming from abroad.
 In 2009, Tata launched the world’s cheapest Car Nano. For
just1 lac rupees.
 He is widely credited for the success of the Tata Group of
companies, especiallyafterthe liberalization of controls afterthe
1990s.
 Ratan Tata retired from allexecutive responsibility in the Tata group
on December 28th 2012 which is also his 75th birthday and he is
succeeded by Cyrus Mistry.
Now adaysTata owns more than 100Companies.

8. Very Dignified
Ethical
Dependable
Believes in keeping promises
Loyal and believes in relationship
Questioning the unquestionable
Risk taker not Speculator
Exemplary Leadership qualities
and aMotivator

9. >Chairman, government of India’s commission.
>Member, Prime Minister,s council on trade and industry.
>Member, National hydrogen energy board.
>Member, natiotional manufacturing competitiveness council.
>Serving on the international investment council set up by the president of the
republic of south africa.
>Serving the International Business advisory council of the British government to
advise the chancellor of the exchequer .
>Member, International Advisory council of Singapore’s economic development
board.
>Member, Asia-Pacific advisory committee to the board of directors of the New York
Stock Exchange.

10. 1.After the Terrorist attacked Hotel Taj26/11, RatanTata
personally visited the families of allthe 80employeeswho in
somemanner –either through injury or getting killed –were
affected in thisattack.
2.In arecord time of 20days,anew trust was createdbythe
Tata’s for the purposeof relief of employees.
3.Allcategoryof employeesincludingthosewho had
completedeven1dayascasualsweretreated onduty during
the time the hotelwasclosed.
4.Harvard Business School hasreceived agiftof$50
millionfrom TataCompanies. (The largest from an
internationaldonor intheSchool's 100-year history)
5.TataGroup donated1 daysalary ofallemployeesfor
UttarakhandWorth 75 crore Rupees.

11. • TheGovernmentof India awardedMr.RatanTata oneof its prestigious civilian
award Padma Bhushanin 2000andPadmaVibhushanin2008.
• Hewaslisted amongthe 25most powerful people in businessnamedby
Fortunemagazine in November2007.
• In 2009,Tatawasgivenanhonorary knight hood, the KnightCommanderof the
Orderof the British Empire(K.B.E.).
• In 2010, Ratan Tata was named one of thr 50 people who
matter 2010 by new statesman magazine.
• Ratan Tata gets lifetime achievement award by rocketfeller foundation in
2012