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Introduction:
Tata Group is one of the well-known multi-national corporate groups; Tata group was established in the year 1868, i.e., 155 years ago, is founded by Jamsetji Tata; Tata group is headquartered in Bombay Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest groups served worldwide, across all countries and places. Tata Group was basically started by the cotton trade in 1868. Now it is one of the largest companies with revenue of US$128 billion, and 935,000 employees are working in Tata Group. Moreover, there are 32 subsidiaries in Tata Group.
Subsidiaries:
Tata Group is the largest company with employees 935,000 and around 32 Subsidiaries, the Subsidiaries of tata group are Tata Chemicals, Tata Communications, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Consumer Products, Tata Elxsi, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Steel, Voltas, Indian Hotels Company Limited, Titan Company, Trent, Tata Teleservices, Air India, Tata Housing Development Company, and much more.
Services Offered:
Services offered by Tata Group are as follows:
Airlines, Aerospace, Consultancy, Electric utility, Electric power, Finance, Hospitality, Hotels, Information technology, Retail, E-commerce, Real estate, Telecommunications, and much more.
History of Tata:
The origin of the Tata Group was in the year 1822; in Gujarat, Nusserwanji Tata started the Cotton trade business, and his son Jamsedji expanded the cotton trade. Later on, he started India’s first large-scale iron works, which are popularly recognized as Tata Steel at present, and India’s first 5-Star Hotel was also opened under the supervision of Jamsetji, and after Jamsetjis death Dorabji Tata became the chairman of Tata Group in 1904, in this period Tata Iron and Tata Steel company was established and later on JRD (Jahangir Ratan Tata) was made chairman of Tata Group in the year 1938, JRD introduced the Tata Air Services which is Popularly known as AirIndia these days, India’s first Locomotive Engine was also manufactured, and TCS was established in the year 1968. Later on, Ratan Tata was made the chairman of the Tata Group in the year 1991.
List of Chairmen of Tata Group of Companies:
The list of Chairmen of Tata Group from the year 1868 to the present is as follows:
Jamsetji Tata (1868–1904), Sir Dorabji Tata (1904–1932), Nowroji Saklatwala (1932–1938), J. R. D. Tata (1938–1991), Ratan Tata (1991–2012), Cyrus Mistry (2012–2016), Ratan Tata (2016–2017), and Natarajan Chandrasekaran (2017–present)
Chairmen of Tata Group of Companies
1. JAMSETJI TATA:
Jamsetji Tata was the son of Nusserwanji and Jeevanbai Tata and was born in the year 1839. Jamsetji was an industrialist and was the founder of the Tata Group of companies. Initially, Jamsetji started expanding the cotton trade. Later on, he started India’s first large-scale iron works, which are popularly recognized as Tata Steel at present, and India’s first 5-Star Hotel was also opened under the supervision of Jamsetji, and after Jamsetjis death Dorabji Tata became the chairman of Tata Group in 1904.
2. DORABJI TATA:
Dorabji Tata was the first son of Hirabai and Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (Image source: Wikipedia)
Dorabji Tata was the first son of Hirabai and Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata; he was born in the year 1859, on August 27. He is the founder of Tata Steel, Tata Power, and Tata Chemicals. Dorabji was involved in fulfilling his father’s desires regarding the company; after Jamsetji’s death, Dorabji Tata became the chairman of the Tata Group in 1904; in this period, Tata Iron and Tata Steel company was established.
3. JRD TATA(Jahangir Ratan Tata):
Jahangir Ratan Tata was born in Paris, in the year 1904, on 29 July. He was a Licenced Pilot in France, and He was very passionate about Flying; this made him set up India’s first air services. JRD introduced Tata Air Services which is Popularly known as AirIndia these days, India’s first Locomotive Engine was also manufactured, and TCS was established in the year 1968. Later on, Ratan Tata was made the chairman of the Tata Group in the year 1991.
4. RATAN TATA:.’
Ratan Tata was born in the year 1937, on December 28. He is an Indian Industrialist, and he was the chairman of Tata companies includes, including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, and also TCS. After the death of JRD Tata, Ratan Tata was made the chairman of Tata Companies. In order to overcome the loss of NELCO( Radio manufacturing company), Ratan Tata started investing in advanced technologies like Satellite communication, and this was the crucial step for the reduction of loss caused by NELCO.
5. N CHANDRASEKARAN:
N Chandrasekaran was born the year 1963; He was appointed as chairman of the Tata Group of companies in the year 2017. He is also the Chairman of different companies like Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Air India, Tata Chemicals, Tata Consumer Products, Indian Hotel Company, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Chandrashekaran has completed his Bachelor’s Degree at Coimbatore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu; He graduated in the field of Computer Applications (MCA) from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
FAQs About Chairmen of Tata Group of Companies:
1. Who is the founder of Tata Group of Companies?
A. Jamsetji Tata was the founder of the Tata group of companies.
2. When was Tata Group established?
A. 1868.
3. What are all the services offered by Tata Group of Companies?
A. Airlines, Aerospace, Consultancy, Electric utility, Electric power, Finance, Hospitality, Hotels, Information technology, Retail, E-commerce, Real estate, Telecommunications, and much more.
4. How many Subsidiaries are involved in the Tata Group of companies?
A. 32 Subsidiaries.
5. What are all the Subsidiaries of Tata Group?
A. Tata Chemicals, Tata Communications, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Consumer Products, Tata Elxsi, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Steel, Voltas, Indian Hotels Company Limited, Titan Company, Trent, Tata Teleservices, Air India, Tata Housing Development Company, and much more.
6. How many employees are working in the Tata Companies?
A. Around 935,000.
7. When was Air India established?
A. Air India was established in the year 1932.
8. Who is the founder of Tata Steel?
A. Jamsetji Tata.
9. When was TCS established?
A. TCS was established in the year 1968.
Conclusion:
Tata Group is one of the well-known multi-national corporate groups; Tata group was established in the year 1868, i.e., 155 years ago; it almost took 200 years for the good recognition the company. Tata Group was founded by Jamsetji Tata and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest groups served worldwide, across all countries and places. Tata Group was basically started by the cotton trade in 1868. Now it is one of the largest companies with revenue of US$128 billion, and 935,000 employees are working in Tata Group. Moreover, there are 32 subsidiaries in Tata Group.
