Noel Tata appointed as chairman of the Tata group’s philanthropic arm Tata Trusts, media channel CNBC TV18 reported on Friday.
He will likely be succeeding his half brother Ratan who died earlier this week on the age of 86.
Following the industrialist’s demise, Noel Tata was seen as a robust contender to succeed the Tata legacy on account of his familial ties and involvement in lots of group firms.
Son of Naval and Simone Tata, Noel is presently the chairman of Trent, Voltas, Tata Funding Company and Tata Worldwide.
He’s additionally the Vice Chairman of Tata Metal and Titan. As he’s additionally on the board of Sir Ratan Tata Belief, it offers him some benefit to turn out to be the Chairman of Tata Trusts which in flip controls Tata Sons.
