Career

Tata began his career in the Tata group in 1960. He initially started on the shop floor of Tata Steel, shovelling limestone and handling the blast furnace.In 1991, J. R. D. Tata stepped down as Chairman of Tata Sons, naming Ratan as his successor.Under his stewardship, Tata Tea acquired Tetley, Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Steel acquired Corus, which have turned Tata from a largely India centric company into a global business, with 65% revenues coming from abroad. He was instrumental in the development of Tata Nano, largely dubbed as the worlds cheapest passenger car.Ratan Tata retired from all executive responsibility in the Tata group on 28 December 2012 which is also his 75th birthday and he was succeeded by Cyrus Mistry, the 44 year old son of Pallonji Mistry and managing director of Shapoorji Pallonji Group.