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Entrepreneur - Ratan Tata ( A Profile)
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ENTERPRENEUR : RATAN TATA
KAUSTUBH BARVE - 121
WILBERT EMMANUAL – 76
SHIKHA AGARWAL – 78
AYENI NACHAN – 79
AKHILA WUNNAM - 75
GROUP MEMBERS
RATAN TATA THE SOFT-SPOKEN MAN OF
STEEL
OVERVIEW
IntroductionSuccess StoryTransformation AgendaAwards & Recognition
INTRODUCTION
Born on December 28, 1937 Graduated with a degree in Architecture and
Structural Engineering from Cornell University. Also completed advanced management
programme at Harvard Business School. Appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National
Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971.
Became the Chairman of Tata Industries in 1981. Took over as Tata Group Chairman in 1991.
SUCCESS STORY 1962: Graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture and Structural Engineering.
Worked with Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles
Joined Tata Steel at Jamshedpur in late 1962
SUCCESS STORY 1971: Appointed the Director-in-Charge of The
National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco)
1977: Was entrusted with Empress Mills, textile mill controlled by the Tata’s
1981: Appointed as The Chairman of Tata Industries
1991: Took over as group chairman from J.R.D. Tata.
SUCCESS STORY 1998: Tata Motors came up with Tata Indica, the
first truly Indian car.
2000: Tata Tea acquired the Tetley group of the UK for
pounds 271 million ($435 million) - the biggest
acquisition in the history of Indian Companies.
2003: Stepped down from executive position.
SUCCESS STORY 2004: Takeover of Tony hotels including New York's
Pierre, the Ritz-Carlton in Boston, and San Francisco's Camden Place.
2007: Tata Sons successfully acquired Corus Group for an estimated £6.7 billion. “A defining moment for Tata Steel” – Tata said
THE MAN AND HIS DREAM MACHINE
Year 2008:
“A promise is a promise”, said Ratan Tata unveiling the 'People's Car'
a mini 4-seater priced, as promised five years ago, at Rs 1,00,000 (dealer price)
THE MAN AND HIS DREAM MACHINE –
Nano—which means small in Parsi- Gujarati—turns out to be a font of
innovation, generating as many as 40 new patents for Tata Motors
So what if the Kohinoor diamond - once the ultimate symbol of Indian wealth and power - now resides with the Queen of England?
March 2008:Tata Motors under Ratan Tata bought over Jaguar & Land Rover from FordMotor Company. The icons of BritishLuxury, Jaguar and Land Rover wereacquired for £1.15 billion ($2.3 billion).
THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA...
Returns must be greater than cost of capital. Economies of scale should be derived.Each company must be the industry leader occupying one of the top three positions.The business identified must have potential for high growth and should be globally competitive.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan – 26 January 2000
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan - 26 January 2008
Recipients of the NASSCOM Global Leadership Awards-2008
Accepted the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2007 on behalf of the Tata family
Honoured by Cornell University as the 26th Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education – March 2006
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Serves on the programme board of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's India AIDS initiative
May 2008, he made it to the Time magazine's 2008 list of the World's 100 most Influential people.
The Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology (Honoris Causa) in 2004
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
His foreign affiliations include membership of the international advisory boards of
* The Mitsubishi Corporation * The American International Group * JP Morgan Chase * Booz Allen Hamilton.
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