Who Is Noel Tata? New Chairman Of Tata Trusts And Ratan Tata's Successor

Noel Tata, the half-brother of Ratan Tata, has been appointed Chairman of Tata Trust, following a board meeting held in Mumbai today. Noel succeeds Ratan Tata who died at the age of 86 in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday. Ratan Tata's death marked the end of an era in Indian business, where a man reshaped the country's industrial landscape and catapulted his family-owned conglomerate into a global powerhouse. Noel Tata has been a key figure in Tata Group's growth since he joined in the early 2000s. He was appointed Chairman of Tata Trust today following a meeting of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust and the Dorabji Tata Trust.