3. 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
4. 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
5. Cont…….
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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Contd……
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).
9. 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.
10. PRINCIPLES OF TATA’S
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.
11. Personality
Very Dignified
Ethical
Believes in keeping promises
Royal & Believes in relationships
Leadership Qualities
Tremendous Motivator
12. What makes him LEADER?
Visionary
Strategist
Initiator
Change Champion
Risk Taker
Expertise
A man of integrity
14. 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.
15. Contd………
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.
16. Contd…….
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.
17. Contd…
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
18. “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
