T. V. Narendran

T. V. (Thachat Viswanath) Narendran (born 2 June 1965) is an Indian business executive. He is currently the global CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, one of the largest steel producers in the world.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He is the current President of Confederation of Indian Industry.^[6]

T. V. (Thachat Viswanath) Narendran
Born	(1965-06-02) 2 June 1965 (age 58)
Alma mater	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (Bachelor of Technology) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (Master in Business Administration)
Occupations	Global CEO & MD of Tata Steel President of CII
Employer	Tata Steel
Spouse	Ruchi Narendran
Children	1
Relatives	E. Ikkanda Warrier (Grandfather)

Early life and education

Narendran holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (now known as National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli) and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.^[7]

Career

Narendran joined Tata Steel in 1988 after completing his management degree from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He worked in the International Trading Division of Tata Steel from 1988 to 1997 wherein he spent five years in Dubai looking after Tata Steels' exports to the Middle East.

From 1997 to 2001, he spent time in Tata Steels' marketing and sales division and was involved in market development work for the Cold Rolling Mill Project, Supply Chain Management, Sales Planning, etc. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Chief of Marketing & Sales (Long Products) and played a key role in building the 'Tata Tiscon' brand and the distribution network for the same. From 2003 to 2005, he worked with B. Muthuraman, the then Managing Director of Tata Steel, as his Principal Executive Officer.^{[citation needed]}

Before being appointed as MD - Tata Steel India and South East Asia, on 1 November 2013, Narendran was the Vice President - Safety & Flat Products Divisions of Tata Steel.^{[citation needed]}

T. V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director of Tata Steel Limited was the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2021-22.^[8][9] In May 2022, He was succeeded by Sanjiv Bajaj as the President of CII.^[10]

On 31 October 2017, he was appointed as the global CEO and MD of Tata Steel.^[5]

Board memberships

He is currently on the Boards of Tata Steel Limited, Tata Steel Europe, CEDEP, XLRI and World Steel Association.

References

1. "Board of Directors". Tata Steel. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
2. "Tata Steel names TV Narendran as MD; to assume operations from November 1". The Economic Times. Kolkata. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
3. Ruchira Singh, P. R. Sanjai (19 September 2013). "Tata Steel names T.V. Narendran as managing director". Mint. Mumbai. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
4. "T.V. Narendran to succeed Nerurkar as Tata Steel MD". Business Line. Mumbai. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
5. "Tata Steel elevates T V Narendran as global CEO, MD". The Hindu. PTI. 31 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. Salvi, Ajinkya; Ltd, People Matters Media Pvt (1 June 2021). "Tata Steel CEO and MD T.V Narendran assumes office as the president of CII for 2021-22". People Matters. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
7. "Business Standard". 31 May 2021.
8. "T V Narendran takes over as CII president". www.livemint.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
9. "CII elects Tata CEO and MD T V Narendran as its president". The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
10. "Sanjiv Bajaj takes charge as president of CII". www.livemint.com. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.