Mr. N Chandrasekaran
Chairman
food and beverages industry
TATA GLOBAL BEVERAGES
India
Biography
Mr. N Chandrasekaran is Chairman of the board of Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of more than 100 Tata operating companies with aggregate annual revenues of more than US$100 billion. He joined the board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017.Mr. Chandrasekaran also chairs the boards of several group operating companies, including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Indian Hotels and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — of which he was Chief Executive from 2009-17. In addition to his professional career at Tata, he was also appointed as a Director on the board of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, in 2016. He has also served as the Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technology Industry Governors at the World Economic Forum, Davos, in 2015-16. Mr. Chandrasekaran is an active member of India’s bilateral business forums including USA, UK, Australia and Japan. He served as the Chairman of Nasscom, the apex trade body for IT services firms in India in 2012-13.
Research Interest
Mr. N Chandrasekaran is Chairman of the board of Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of more than 100 Tata operating companies with aggregate annual revenues of more than US$100 billion. He joined the board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017.Mr. Chandrasekaran also chairs the boards of several group operating companies, including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Indian Hotels and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — of which he was Chief Executive from 2009-17. In addition to his professional career at Tata, he was also appointed as a Director on the board of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, in 2016. He has also served as the Chairperson of the Information and Communication Technology Industry Governors at the World Economic Forum, Davos, in 2015-16. Mr. Chandrasekaran is an active member of India’s bilateral business forums including USA, UK, Australia and Japan. He served as the Chairman of Nasscom, the apex trade body for IT services firms in India in 2012-13.
