Who Will Succeed Chandrasekaran? Neville Tata, Top Tata Executives Emerge As Contenders, Says Report

The
ext
leade
of
Tata
So s
could
come
f om
withi
the
co glome ate’s
sp awli g
ope ati g
busi esses,
o
eve
f om
the
Tata
family
itself,
as
the
g oup
begi s
p epa i g
fo
a
leade ship
t a sitio
at
the
top.

With
N
Cha d aseka a
set
to
step
dow
as
chai ma
of
Tata
So s
Pvt.
whe
his
cu e t
te m
e ds
i
Feb ua y,
the
158-yea -old
co glome ate
has
begu
co side i g
pote tial
successo s,
epo ted
Bloombe g,
citi g
people
familia
with
the
matte .
The
discussio s
a e
p ivate
a d
emai
at
a
ea ly
stage.

Amo g
the
ames
bei g
co side ed
a e
Tata
Steel
CEO
a d
Ma agi g
Di ecto
Thachat
Viswa ath
Na e d a ,
Tata
Powe
CEO
P avee
Si ha,
Tata
Moto s
Passe ge
Vehicles
CEO
Shailesh
Cha d a
a d
Tata
Chemicals
CEO
Ramak ish a
Muku da ,
the
epo t
said.

The
successio
exe cise
has
also
b ought
membe s
of
the
fou di g
Tata
family
i to
focus,
i cludi g
Neville
Tata,
the
32-yea -old
so
of
Noel
Tata,
a d
his
siste
Maya
Tata.

Noel
Tata’s
View
To
Ca y
Weight

The
eve tual
choice
is
expected
to
be
closely
watched
because
of
the
i flue ce
of
Noel
Tata,
chai ma
of
Tata
T usts,
the
collective
of
13
cha itable
t usts
that
co t ol
the
holdi g
compa y
of
the
Tata
G oup.

Acco di g
to
the
epo t,
Noel
believes
Tata
compa ies
should
be
led
by
secto
specialists
athe
tha
ba ke s.
He
is
also
u de stood
to
favou
executives
who
have
demo st ated
compete ce
a d
loyalty
withi
the
g oup.

That
thi ki g
could
put
lo g-se vi g
Tata
executives
i
a
st o g
positio
as
the
sea ch
p og esses.

Na e d a ,
61,
has
spe t
much
of
his
ca ee
withi
the
Tata
G oup.
He
joi ed
Tata
Steel
i
1988
a d
ose
th ough
the
Tata
Admi ist ative
Se vices,
the
g oup’s
i -house
leade ship
p og amme
modelled
o
the
atio al
civil
se vice.

As
Tata
Steel’s
CEO
a d
ma agi g
di ecto ,
Na e d a
has
ove see
the
compa y’s
expa sio
a d
effo ts
to
st e gthe
its
bala ce
sheet.
He
is
also
o e
of
two
g oup
CEOs
whom
Noel
egula ly
co sults,
acco di g
to
the
epo t.

Tata
Powe
Chief
Also
I
The
Mix

The
othe
executive
said
to
have
Noel’s
ea
is
P avee
Si ha,
givi g
the
Tata
Powe
CEO
visibility
i
the
successio
discussio s.

Si ha’s
i clusio
alo gside
Na e d a
highlights
the
possibility
that
the
g oup
could
look
to
o e
of
its
ope ati g-compa y
leade s
to
take
ove
the
top
ole.

The
ea ly
list
also
i cludes
Shailesh
Cha d a
of
Tata
Moto s
Passe ge
Vehicles
a d
Ramak ish a
Muku da
of
Tata
Chemicals.

Howeve ,
the
discussio s
a e
ot
limited
to
p ofessio al
executives.

Could
A
Tata
Family
Membe
Take
The
Top
Job?

The
ece t
i ductio
of
membe s
of
the
fou di g
family
as
Tata
T usts
t ustees
has
also
b ought
the
possibility
of
a
family
successo
i to
focus.

Rathe
tha
taki g
the
positio
himself,
Noel
could
pote tially
suppo t
his
so
Neville
o
daughte
Maya
fo
the
ole,
acco di g
to
the
epo t.

Neville
Tata
cu e tly
wo ks
with
T e t
Ltd.,
the
g oup’s
fashio
etail
busi ess.
His
wo k
the e
has
i cluded
helpi g
build
b a ds
such
as
Zudio
i to
majo
value-fashio
busi esses.
He
also
se ves
o
the
boa d
of
the
Tata
I dia
I stitute
of
Skills.

His
expe ie ce
has
b ought
a
co sume -focused
pe spective
to
the
Tata
T usts
boa d,
which
has
t aditio ally
ce t ed
o
a eas
such
as
g a ts
a d
gove a ce.

Maya
Tata,
mea while,
has
expe ie ce
i
digital
comme ce
a d
o li e
etail.
She
has
wo ked
with
Tata
Capital
a d
Tata
Digital,
the
Tata
G oup
busi ess
behi d
its
digital
platfo m
Tata
Neu
as
well
as
its
e-comme ce
ope atio s
i volvi g
BigBasket
a d
1mg.

Exte al
Ca didate
Has
Not
Bee
Ruled
Out

Despite
the
ames
al eady
ci culati g
i te ally,
the
Tata
So s
boa d
has
ot
closed
the
doo
o
a
outside ,
the
epo t
oted.

A
exte al
ca didate
could
pote tially
be
co side ed
to
stee
the
co glome ate
as
it
moves
ahead
with
multi-billio -dolla
i vestme t
p og ammes.

The
choice
will
the efo e
i volve
mo e
tha
simply
fi di g
a
successo
to
Cha d aseka a .
It
will
dete mi e
who
takes
cha ge
of
a
g oup
spa i g
busi esses
f om
steel
a d
powe
to
automobiles,
chemicals,
etail
a d
digital
comme ce.

Rep ese tatives
fo
Tata
So s
a d
Tata
T usts
did
ot
immediately
espo d
to
equests
fo
comme t.
Noel
Tata,
Neville
Tata,
Maya
Tata,
Na e d a ,
Si ha,
Cha d a
a d
Muku da
could
ot
immediately
be
eached
fo
comme t.

The
Si
Do abji
Tata
T ust,
o e
of
the
t usts
that
co t ols
Tata
So s,
said
i
a
stateme t
that
it
was
seeki g
“a
smooth,
timely,
a d
o de ly
t a sitio
of
leade ship,
co siste t
with
the
values
a d
lo g-te m
i te ests
of
Tata
So s
a d
the
Tata
G oup.& dquo;

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