The objective of the council is to provide strategic and operational support to the group chairman.
A naturally reclusive nature and a conviction for the work to do the talking meant there was very little known about Mistry even during his time at the helm of Tata Sons. He did not do a single media interview from Bombay House.
To say that Nirmalya Kumar has enjoyed a groundbreaking career is to say the very least.
Days after the disbanding of Group Executive Council set up by Tata Sons ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry, N S Rajan and Nirmalya Kumar have resigned from their respective board positions at Indian Hotels Company and Tata Chemicals.
Kumar will hold responsibility for strategy at the group level.
Tata Sons on Friday announced organisational changes, bringing in S Padmanabhan as the group human resources head.
The plan was to sell off non-profitable businesses apart from focusing on four verticals: real estate, defence, financial services and retail
What could be the reason for this swift change in less than four years of Mistry taking charge? People in the know said it was building up. The latest trigger was Tata Power's acquisition of Welspun Renewables' solar and power assets
These patents are primarily in the area of computation and data processing.
In 2013-14, the group spent Rs 2.5 per cent of its revenue or Rs 16,000 crore.
Former Tata group strategist and member of the now disbanded Group Executive Council, Nirmalya Kumar has said he was fired from his position for "working intensely and extensively" with ousted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry.
After Singapore this is the second such nodal office opened by the new group chairman.
The watch has been designed by multiple Tata Group companies
Vision 2025 to focus on four clusters; aim is to join the global club of top 25 companies.
The group, however, measured the economic value of just 43 creative ideas out of 1,700 innovations that took place within the Group last year.
Tata's Vistara has a very strong core team to look into daily operations.
Unlike Ratan Tata's philosophy, Mistry cared about short-term gains. This is a Diwali gift for many
Singapore Airlines first approached the Tatas, its old choice for a venture in India, and was aware of AirAsia negotiations.
The branding exercise is estimated cost Rs 100-200 crore to the Tata Group.
Tata, 78, who retired as Tata Group Chairman nearly four years back, justified his return for "maintaining stability and continuity of leadership" and promised to give the group "a world-class leader" when a fulltime boss is appointed.
China is expected to unveil its investments in India during President Xi Jinping's visit to New Delhi, scheduled for the third week of this month.
Bombay House turns evangelist for new Tata products.
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The nomination of cluster heads for defence, infrastructure and finance business is awaited.
IT majr Wipro needs stability at the top deck, say industry watchers.
John Elliott, the author of Implosion: India's Tryst with Reality, on his Riding the Elephant blog, says the sacking of Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata and Sons was in line with Ratan Tata's personal style of dealing with executives
While study was done before the current boardroom battle began, the findings indicate Tata is no longer viewed as aspirational brand by working professionals.
TCS still ace in the pack
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