TV Narendran to succeed Noel Tata as Tata International chairman
Thachat Viswanath Narendran (born 2 June 1965) is an Indian business executive. He is currently the global CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, one of the largest steel producers in the world.
Career
Narendran joined Tata Steel in 1988 after completing his management degree from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He worked in the International Trading Division of Tata Steel from 1988 to 1997 wherein he spent five years in Dubai looking after Tata Steels’ exports to the Middle East.
From 1997 to 2001, he spent time in Tata Steels’ marketing and sales division and was involved in market development work for the Cold Rolling Mill Project, Supply Chain Management, Sales Planning, etc. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Chief of Marketing & Sales (Long Products) and played a key role in building the ‘Tata Tiscon’ brand and the distribution network for the same. From 2003 to 2005, he worked with B. Muthuraman, the then Managing Director of Tata Steel, as his Principal Executive Officer.[citation needed]
Before being appointed as MD – Tata Steel India and South East Asia, on 1 November 2013, Narendran was the Vice President – Safety & Flat Products Divisions of Tata Steel.[citation needed]
T. V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director of Tata Steel Limited was the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2021-22. In May 2022, He was succeeded by Sanjiv Bajaj as the President of CII.
On 31 October 2017, he was appointed as the global CEO and MD of Tata Steel.
Tata Steel Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer TV Narendran will succeed Noel Tata as chairman of Tata International from November 12.
The leadership changes come against the backdrop of the ongoing dispute over governance and control within the Tata Group, involving Tata Trusts and Tata Sons. Noel Tata is stepping down from the boards of several group companies as he turns 70, in line with their retirement policies for non-executive directors.