In Pics | All you need to know about Air India chairman N ChandrasekaranWeeks after acquiring state-run carrier Air India, Tata Group announced that they have appointed N Chandrasekaran as its chairman on March 14, 2022. N Chandrasekaran, who was reappointed as Tata Sons chairman in February, will now also lead Air India. The news was made public after his appointment as the chairman of the airline was cleared by its board last week. Here we take a look at some of the interesting facts about the new chairman.
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In Pics | All you need to know about Air India chairman N Chandrasekaran
N Chandrasekaran was born on 2 June 1963 in Mohanur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. An avid computer freak, Chandra did his Masters in Computer Applications from REC (now the National Institute of Technology) in Trichy and joined TCS, a budding IT company in 1986, as an intern. Credit: Twitter/@BureaucratsInd
Two months after the internship, the company offered him a job and he never left Tata since then. Credit: DH Pool Photo
In his 35 years of service with Tata, Chandra had held several positions and played a key role in taking the company to newer heights. Credit: PTI Photo
Chandra has held the positions of Chief operating officer (COO), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) executive director and Chief executive officer (CEO) in Tata Group. TCS has generated consolidated revenues of US$16.5 billion in 2015-16 under his leadership. Credit: PTI Photo
Chandra was appointed as the chairman of NASSCOM in India in 2012-13. Credit: PTI Photo
Chandra also served as the Chairperson of the IT Industry Governors’ at the WEF, Davos in 2015-16. Credit: IANS Photo
Not many know, the Reserve Bank of India appointed him as a director on its board in 2016. Credit: PTI Photo
Under his leadership, TCS became one of the largest private-sector employers in India. A close confidant of Ratan Tata, Chandra’s work was further lauded and he was promoted as Air India chairman in 2022. Credit: DH Pool Photo