T. V. Narendran

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| caption = Narendran in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|06|02|df=yes}}

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| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
{{small|(Bachelor of Technology)}}|Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
{{small|(Master in Business Administration)}}}}

| occupation = {{ubl|Global CEO & MD of Tata Steel|President of CII}}

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| employer = Tata Steel

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| spouse = Ruchi Narendran

| children = 1

| relatives = E. Ikkanda Warrier
(Grandfather)

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Thachat Viswanath Narendran (born 2 June 1965) is an Indian business executive. He is currently the global CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, one of the largest steel producers in the world.{{cite web |url=http://www.tatasteel.com/corporate/management/board-of-directors.asp |title=Board of Directors |publisher=Tata Steel |access-date=13 January 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/corporate-announcement/tata-steel-names-tv-narendran-as-md-to-assume-operations-from-november-1/articleshow/22775504.cms |title=Tata Steel names TV Narendran as MD; to assume operations from November 1 |accessdate=20 September 2013 |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=20 September 2013 |location=Kolkata}}{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/9LPeiCyRnOmfWYPju1w0NL/Tata-Steel-names-TV-Narendran-as-MD-for-India-and-South-Ea.html |title=Tata Steel names T.V. Narendran as managing director |author=Ruchira Singh, P. R. Sanjai |accessdate=20 September 2013 |newspaper=Mint |date=19 September 2013 |location=Mumbai}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/tv-narendran-to-succeed-nerurkar-as-tata-steel-md/article5146839.ece |title=T.V. Narendran to succeed Nerurkar as Tata Steel MD |accessdate=20 September 2013 |newspaper=Business Line |date=19 September 2013 |location=Mumbai}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/tata-steel-elevates-t-v-narendran-as-global-ceo-md/article19955923.ece|title=Tata Steel elevates T V Narendran as global CEO, MD|date=2017-10-31|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-11|agency=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} He is the current President of Confederation of Indian Industry.{{Cite web|last1=Salvi|first1=Ajinkya|last2=Ltd|first2=People Matters Media Pvt|date=2021-06-01|title=Tata Steel CEO and MD T.V Narendran assumes office as the president of CII for 2021-22|url=https://www.peoplematters.in/news/leadership/tata-steel-ceo-and-md-tv-narendran-assumes-office-as-the-president-of-cii-for-2021-22-29519|access-date=2021-06-01|website=People Matters|language=en-US}}

Early life and education

Narendran holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (now known as National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli) and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.{{Cite web|title=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/cii-elects-tata-steel-ceo-and-md-t-v-narendran-as-its-new-president-121053101615_1.html|access-date=|website=|date=31 May 2021 |archiveurl=|archivedate=}}

Career

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Narendran joined Tata Steel in 1988 after completing his management degree from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He worked in the International Trading Division of Tata Steel from 1988 to 1997 wherein he spent five years in Dubai looking after Tata Steels' exports to the Middle East.

From 1997 to 2001, he spent time in Tata Steels' marketing and sales division and was involved in market development work for the Cold Rolling Mill Project, Supply Chain Management, Sales Planning, etc. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Chief of Marketing & Sales (Long Products) and played a key role in building the 'Tata Tiscon' brand and the distribution network for the same. From 2003 to 2005, he worked with B. Muthuraman, the then Managing Director of Tata Steel, as his Principal Executive Officer.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

Before being appointed as MD - Tata Steel India and South East Asia, on 1 November 2013, Narendran was the Vice President - Safety & Flat Products Divisions of Tata Steel.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

T. V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director of Tata Steel Limited was the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2021-22.{{Cite web|title=T V Narendran takes over as CII president|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/tata-steel-s-t-v-narendran-takes-over-as-cii-president-11622457682696.html|access-date=13 May 2022|website=www.livemint.com|date=31 May 2021 }}{{Cite news|title=CII elects Tata CEO and MD T V Narendran as its president|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/cii-elects-tata-steel-ceo-and-md-t-v-narendran-as-its-new-president/articleshow/83111562.cms?from=mdr|access-date=13 May 2022|newspaper=The Economic Times}} In May 2022, He was succeeded by Sanjiv Bajaj as the President of CII.{{Cite web|title=Sanjiv Bajaj takes charge as president of CII|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/sanjiv-bajaj-takes-charge-as-president-of-cii-11652363247504.html|access-date=13 May 2022|website=www.livemint.com|date=12 May 2022 }}

On 31 October 2017, he was appointed as the global CEO and MD of Tata Steel.

Board memberships

He is currently on the Boards of Tata Steel Limited, Tata Steel Europe, CEDEP, XLRI and World Steel Association.

T. V. Narendran

Early life and education

Career

Board memberships

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