RATAN TATA

Name: Ratan Tata
Date of Birth: December 28,1937
Nationality: Indian
Academics: B.SC( Architecture) degree with structural engineering, Cornell university USA
Advanced Management program at Harvard business school, USA
Profile: Chairman of the Board/director
Tata Motors Limited ADR
Ratan Tata joined the Tata Group in 1962. As Chairman of Tata Industries Limited since 1981, he was responsible for transforming the company into a Group strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high technology businesses. In 1991, Mr Tata was appointed Chairman of Tata Sons Limited, the holding company of the Tata Entities and currently holds the chairmanships of major Tata companies. Mr Tata is on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India, a Member of the Prime Ministers Council on Trade and Industry besides being a member of various global councils.Mr. Tata was honoured with Padma vibhushan by Government of India in 2008.Earlier, in 2000, he had been awarded the Padma Bhushan. 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, and an honorary fellowship by the London School of Economics. He is on the company board since last 19 years and held the executive place for last 13 years. He was instrumental in development of an Indian car Indica which besides creating a record of sorts, is one of the leading products in its category in the car market. Tata company under his able leadership has also come up with Tata Nano a $2500 car.
He is one of those businessman who have defied the age factor and have set an examples for young generation to folloe their footsteps. ( Sources )
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