MUMBAI: A name that is familiar even to a child who is just starting to read letters together. From salt to steel, from road to sky, the only industrial group that has written its family name everywhere. The entire credit for taking Tata to the heights it is today belongs to one man.
That world-class industrial genius is 86-year-old Ratan Tata, who passed away last night. Although he stepped down as the head of the Tata Group years ago, Tata was known as Ratan Tata among the people. And yet it shall be so.
The main topic of discussion in the media now is who will be the successor of the Tata Group, which is cherished by the world along with India. After he stepped down, Ratan Tata handed over the reins of Tata to Cyrus P Mistry, who was outside the family. But that was only for a few days.
After four years, Mistry stepped down as chairman due to differences of opinion. Natarajan Chandrasekaran then became the chairman. The Tata Group values professionalism over relationships.
Three young members of the family have been newly appointed to head Tata. They are Noel Tata's children Leah Tata, Maya Tata and Neville Tata. They were appointed to Tata Trust this year and all three are highly educated.
Three areas have been given to all three. 34-year-old Maya Tata is most likely to be Ratan Tata's successor. Let's introduce the three.
Leah Tata 39-year-old Leah graduated from IE Business School in Spain. She works in association with Indian Hotels Company Limited, which is unde.
