N Chandrasekaran took over Tata in a crisis. He’s leaving it in another
The Tata Group expects its executives to step down at 65, and N Chandrasekaran will be 63 in February 2027. So, when his run as executive chairman of Tata Sons was approved for a third term that would take him through 2032 — he’d be 68 by then — it was a departure from policy, and an evidence of unwavering faith.
This was in September 2025, and one of the people who had proposed this third term was Noel Tata, the half-brother of Ratan Tata and chairman of Tata Trusts, the charitable trusts that control 66% of Tata Sons, the group’s holding company. The reason was “the importance of continuity for the group’s ongoing business transformation”.
This was in September 2025, and one of the people who had proposed this third term was Noel Tata, the half-brother of Ratan Tata and chairman of Tata Trusts, the charitable trusts that control 66% of Tata Sons, the group’s holding company. The reason was “the importance of continuity for the group’s ongoing business transformation”.
