Imperial's Rajiv Gandhi Centre Advisory Board Member to become Chairman of Tata Group
Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, our Rajiv Gandhi Centre Advisory Board member, has been named as successor to Ratan Tata to head the $83 Billion Tata group of companies.
Cyrus has served on the Rajiv Gandhi Centre’s Advisory Board since its formation in 2005.
“Cyrus has been instrumental to the vision and growth of the Centre”, Professor Gerry George, Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre noted. “We are excited for Cyrus. He is an exemplary steward and this is an exciting opportunity for taking one of India’s greatest institutions forward.”
Mr Mistry is currently Managing Director of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, one of India’s largest infrastructure companies and part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group which has an annual turnover of over $2.5 Billion. He has been on the board of Tata Sons since 2006.
“With Tata’s extensive global interests, we look forward to supporting and working with Cyrus in his new role.” Professor David Begg, Principal of the Business School added, “He is a fantastic person and is a joy to work with. Tata is fortunate to have him at the helm.”
Rajiv Gandhi Centre - Leading innovation in British and Indian companies.
Welcome! The Rajiv Gandhi Centre (RGC), based at Imperial College London, was established to help Indian and UK companies improve performance in innovation and entrepreneurship.
We thrive on its inherent values of developing thought leadership through research, technology, education and next generation innovation models. The integrated and multi-disciplinary approach of the Centre, together with Imperial's world class expertise in applied research, provide a unique vehicle for corporate sector engagement - for undertaking research projects, executive education, corporate venturing, and the dissemination of next generation innovation practices.“Innovation for Inclusive Growth” has emerged as the main theme for intellectual contribution to energy, infrastructure, health and digital platforms.
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- Inclusive infrastructure
- Lean growth
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