Noel Tata, chairman within the Tata Group, has been appointed to the board of Tata Sons, the holding company of the group, through an online resolution on Friday. This move marks him as the first Tata family member to hold seats on both the Tata Trusts and Tata Sons boards since 2011.
Following his appointment, Noel met with Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran, signaling the start of what sources describe as a “healthy working relationship,” according to the Economic Times.
With Noel Tata’s addition, the Tata Sons board now includes three Tata Trusts-nominated directors: TVS chairman emeritus Venu Srinivasan, former defense ministry official Vijay Singh, and Tata himself. Presently, Noel Tata, along with Srinivasan, Singh, and Mehli Mistry, are members of the executive committee overseeing Tata Trusts.
The Tata Sons board currently comprises nine members: two executive directors, including Chandrasekaran, three non-executive directors—Noel Tata, Srinivasan, and Singh—and four independent directors.