Ratan Tata

28 December 1937 – 9 October 2024

Ratan Tata was an Indian industrialist who led the Tata Group as chairman of Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012. Trained as an architect at Cornell University, he began at Tata on the shop floor of Tata Steel and later oversaw international acquisitions including Tetley, Corus and Jaguar Land Rover. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

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Born in Bombay, British India
28 December 1937

Born into the Tata family; his parents separated when he was a child and he was raised largely by his grandmother.

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Graduated in architecture from Cornell University
1962

Received a bachelor's degree in architecture with structural engineering from Cornell in Ithaca, New York.

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Joined the Tata Group
c. 1962

Began on the shop floor of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur.

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Completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School
1975
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Became chairman of Tata Sons
1991 – 2012

Succeeded J. R. D. Tata as head of the group's holding company.

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Tata Tea acquired the British company Tetley
2000

One of the group's first large overseas acquisitions under his chairmanship.

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Tata Steel acquired the Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus
2007

At the time the largest overseas acquisition by an Indian company.

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Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover from Ford
June 2008

The purchase brought the two British car marques into the Tata Group.

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Retired as chairman of Tata Sons on his 75th birthday
28 December 2012

Was succeeded by Cyrus Mistry and took the title of chairman emeritus.

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Died in Mumbai
9 October 2024

Died at the age of 86 at a hospital in Mumbai.

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