new Delhi: Tata Sons chief N Chandrasekaran has been appointed as the chairman of Air India, Chandrasekaran’s name was approved in the board meeting of Air India held on Monday.
His appointment came days after Turkish Airlines Mehmet Ilkar Aysi, the former chief of Turkish Airlines, has rejected the Tata Group’s offer to become the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India as “certain sections of the Indian media” tried to unduly “color” his appointment. Is.
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, 59, joined the board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed chairman in January 2017. He is also the chairman of the boards of several group operating companies of the Tata group including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power and Tata Consultancy Services. (TCS), of which he was the Chief Executive Officer from 2009-17.
TCS – The First Step of Chandrasekaran livelihood
Chandrasekaran climbed the hierarchy in the Tata Group after joining Tata Consultancy Services from the university. He was appointed as the chairman after a 30-year long professional career at TCS.
“Under his leadership, TCS generated a total revenue of US$16.5 billion in 2015-16 and cemented its position as the largest private sector employer in India and the most valuable company in the country,” said Chandrasekaran about TCS of official website reads.
Engagement other than Tata
Chandrasekaran also served as a director on the board of the Reserve Bank of India in 2016. He has also served as the Chairman of the Information and Communication Technology Industry Governors at the World Economic Forum, Davos in 2015-16.
He is also an active member of India’s bilateral business forums including USA, UK, Australia and Japan. He served as the chairman of NASSCOM, the apex trade body for IT services firms in India, in 2012-13.
Awards and Recognitions
Chandrasekaran has received many awards for his business leadership.
– Business Leader of the Year at the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence 2016;
– CNBC TV18 – ‘Indian Business Icon’, 2014;
– CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2014 (Business Category);
– Best CEO for 2013 and 2014 by Business Today; And,
– Annual All Asia Working Team Ranking of Best CEOs 2010-15 Institutional Investor.
He has been awarded several honorary doctorates by leading universities in India and internationally.
Chandrasekaran’s personal life
The new chairman of Air India is an avid photographer and long-distance marathon runner.
He attended Regional Engineering College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, where he completed his Masters degree in Computer Applications before joining TCS in 1987.
Chandra lives in Mumbai with his wife Lalita. They have a son Pranav, who is currently pursuing his graduation.