Ratan Tata graduated from Cornell University with a degree in architecture and engineering. He joined Tata Steel in 1962 and took over as chairman of Tata Group in 1991. During his tenure, Tata Group's revenues grew over 30 times and it made several strategic acquisitions including Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus Steel. He is recognized for transforming Tata into a global conglomerate and launching affordable cars like the Nano to fulfill his vision of an "automobile for the common man." Ratan Tata received several prestigious awards for his leadership and philanthropy including India's second highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan.

3. Overview
Introduction
Success Story
Transformation Agenda
Quotes
Awards & Recognition

4. Introduction
Born on December 28, 1937
Graduated with a degree in Architecture and Structural
Engineering from Cornell University.
Also completed advanced management programme at
Harvard Business School.
Appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National Radio
& Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971.
Became the Chairman of Tata Industries in 1981.
Took over as Tata Group Chairman in 1991.

5. Success Story
1962: Graduated from Cornell University
with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Architecture and Structural
Engineering.
Worked with Jones and Emmons in
Los Angeles
Joined Tata Steel at Jamshedpur in late 1962

6. Success Story – (cntd)
1971: Appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National
Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco)
1977: Was entrusted with Empress Mills, textile mill
controlled by the Tata’s
1981: Appointed as The Chairman of Tata Industries
1991: Took over as group chairman
from J.R.D. Tata.

7. Success Story – (cntd)
1998: Tata Motors came up with Tata Indica, the first truly
Indian car.
2000: Tata Tea acquired the Tetley group of the UK for
pounds 271 million ($435 million) - the biggest
acquisition in the history of Indian Companies.
2003: Stepped down from executive position.
Bought the truck unit of South Korea's Daewoo
Motors
A stake in one of Indonesia's biggest coal mines,
and
steel mills in Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

8. Success Story – (cntd)
2004: Takeover of Tony hotels including New York's
Pierre,
the Ritz-Carlton in Boston, and San Francisco's
Camden
Place.
Purchase of Tyco International's undersea
telecom cables.
2007: Tata Sons successfully acquired Corus
Group
for an estimated £6.7 billion.
“A defining moment for Tata Steel” – Tata said

9. The man and his dream machine
Year 2008:
“A promise is a promise”,
said Ratan Tata unveiling the
'People's Car'
a mini 4-seater priced, as
promised five years ago, at
Rs 1,00,000 (dealer price)

10. The man and his dream machine – (cntd)
 Nano—which means small in Parsi-
Gujarati—turns out to be a font of
innovation, generating as many as 40 new
patents for Tata Motors

11. March 2008:
Tata Motors under Ratan Tata bought
over Jaguar & Land Rover from Ford
Motor Company. The icons of British
Luxury, Jaguar and Land Rover were
acquired for £1.15 billion ($2.3 billion).

12. The transformation agenda...
Returns must be greater than cost of capital.
 Economies of scale should be derived.
Each company must be the industry leader
occupying one of the top three positions.
The business identified must have potential
for high growth and should be globally competitive.

13. Quotes

14. Quotes
Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep
thought and hard work
Good human relations not only bring great personal
rewards but are essential to the success of any
enterprise

15. Awards and Recognition
He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan –
26 January 2000
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan - 26
January 2008
Recipients of the NASSCOM Global Leadership
Awards-2008
Accepted the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in
2007 on behalf of the Tata family

16. Awards and Recognition – (cntd)
May 2008, he made it to the Time magazine's 2008 list of
the World's 100 most Influential people.
The Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok conferred the
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology in 2004
His foreign affiliations include membership of the
international advisory boards of
* The Mitsubishi Corporation
* The American International Group
.