Ratan Tata
Ratan N Tata was the chairman of Tata sons, the holding company of the Tata group, from 1991 till his retirement in December 2012. The Tata group, founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868, is headquartered in India. During ratan Tata's tenure as chairman, th
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Ratan N Tata was the chairman of Tata sons, the holding company of the Tata group, from 1991 till his retirement in December 2012. The Tata group, founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868, is headquartered in India. During ratan Tata's tenure as chairman, the Tata group transformed itself into a global enterprise and its revenues grew manifold, totalling over $100 billion in 2011-12. Ratan Tata continues to be the chairman of the Tata trusts, also founded by Jamsetji Tata, which are among India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organisations. For 125 years now, the trusts have played a pioneering role in community development in India. Under his leadership, the trusts are augmenting the impact of the work, pursuing important causes that are good for India as a whole. The government of India honoured Ratan Tata with its second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2008.
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