TATA Group Chairman honoured with Knighthood

TATA Group Chairman Shri N. Chandrasekaran has been awarded an honorary Knighthood from His Majesty King Charles III for his services to UK-India relations.

“I am deeply humbled by this prestigious recognition, for which I am grateful to His Majesty King Charles III,” N. Chandrasekaran said upon receiving the recognition.

“I would like to express how proud we are at the Tata Group to maintain such a strong strategic relationship with the UK across the technology, consumer, hospitality, steel, chemicals, and automotive sectors. We are incredibly proud of our iconic British brands like Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley. We employ more than 70,000 people in the UK.”

I would also like to express, on behalf of the Tata Group, my deep thanks to HM Government for their support for the Group. It is a strong and enduring relationship, and I look forward to strengthening our presence in the UK further.

Thank you once again for paying me this great honour”, he added.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran is the Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons and several other Tata companies.

His appointment as Chairman followed a 30-year business career at TCS, which he joined from university. Under his leadership, TCS consolidated its position as the largest private sector employer in India and the country’s most valuable company.

Chandra was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian awards in India, in the field of trade and industry in 2022.

TATA Group had annual revenues of USD 165 Bn for FY 23024 and employs over 10 lakh people.

TITAN Co. is the jewel in the crown for the TATA Group which includes the watches division and jewellery division Tanishq.

TATA Group’s retail arm TRENT operates fast fashion department store chain Westside, value fashion brand Zudio while Star Bazaar operates in the grocery retail space. TATA acquired online retailer Big Basket in 2021.

TATA Group entered into a JV with global coffee chain Starbucks in 2012, which operates over 475 cafes across India with annual revenues exceeding INR 1,200 Cr.