N.Chandrasekaran appointed as Tata Sons chairman

Tata Sons have appointed TCS Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mr Natarajan Chandrasekaran as its new Chairman. A press release issued by the company last evening said Mr. Chandrasekaran will take charge on 21st February. His appointment comes after the Tata sons removed Cyrus Mistry as the Chairman. 

The fifty-three-year old businessman is only the



third non-Tata after Nowroji Saklatwala and Cyrus Mistry to be named as Tata Sons chairman. The Board of Tata Sons said it believes that Mr. Chandrasekaran will now inspire the entire Tata group worth of the 103-billion US dollar. The decision to appoint Mr. Chandrasekaran was as per the unanimous recommendation of the Selection Committee and was finalised at the company’s board meeting in Mumbai yesterday.