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November 23, 2011, 07:43 PM IST
Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s Cyrus P Mistry
Named Ratan Tata’s Successor
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Cyrus Mistry joined the board of Tata Sons in August 2006 after Pallonji Mistry stepped
down as he turned 75
Tata Sons, the holding company for India’s largest business conglomerate,
has appointed Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s Cyrus P Mistry as the successor
to Ratan Tata. Mistry will be the deputy chairman of Tata Sons and will
take over after Ratan Tata steps down in December 2012. Mistry is the
younger son of Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, the single largest shareholder in
Tata Sons.
This brings to an end speculation that for the first time someone from outside the Tata family including an
expat could become the head of the firm with multi-billion dollar assets. Earlier, Noel Tata, a half brother
of Ratan Tata, was said to be the front runner to take over as the chairman. Incidentally, Noel Tata is
married to Cyrus Mistry's sister.
“The board of directors of Tata Sons, at its meeting today, appointed Cyrus P Mistry as deputy chairman.
He will work with Ratan N Tata over the next year and take over from him when he retires in December
2012. This is as per the unanimous recommendation of the selection committee,” the Tata Group said in a
statement.
Cyrus Mistry, aged 43, joined the board of Tata Sons in August 2006 after Pallonji Mistry stepped down as
he turned 75.
Cyrus joined the Shapoorji Pallonji Group in 1991 as a director and after the acquisition of AFCONS, he
became its director and chairman in 2003. He is also a trustee of the Breach Candy Hospital Trust and also
on the board of Imperial College India Foundation. He is a civil engineering graduate from Imperial
College, London, and holds a Master’s degree in Management from the London Business School.
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Interestingly, Cyrus was also part of the five-member selection committee to choose a successor to Ratan
Tata. Other members included NA Soonawala, former vice-chairman of Tata Sons; RK Krishna Kumar, nonexecutive director of Tata Sons; Lord Kumar Bhattacharya, UK-based founder of the consultancy Warwick
Manufacturing Group and Shirin Bharucha, a lawyer working for the group.
“The appointment of Cyrus P Mistry as deputy chairman of Tata Sons is a good and far-sighted choice. He
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the group on my retirement,” said Ratan Tata in a statement.
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