T'S IRONIC THAT the man, who got one of the most high-profile jobs in corporate India in 2024 and whose moves are expected to grab the headlines in the new year and beyond, once famously said that what comes to his "rescue is the fact that he never speaks to anybody". To be fair, Noel Tata's shyness isn't restricted to the media alone; he also shuns the CEO cocktail circuit and has usually been the last in and first out at corporate dos.
It is to this unassuming, minimallydressed, soft-spoken, and low-profile person that Tata Trusts turned to after the passing of Ratan Tata in October this year. That's also an irony as it's common knowledge now that Ratan Tata cited Noel's "lack of exposure" as the reason why he didn't find him suitable for the top job at Tata Sons in 2011. He missed yet another opportunity after Cyrus Mistry's removal when the group opted for N Chandrasekaran.
This story is from the December 24, 2024 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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