N Chandrasekaran resigns as Tata Sons Chairman

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran has resigned from his post, but will complete his current term at the principal holding company of India’s $400-billion Tata Group.

Chandrasekaran joined the Tata group in 1987. He became TCS‘ CEO in 2009 ⁠before taking ‌over as Tata Sons chair in ​2017.

Tata Sons ⁠controls ​more than 30 companies in the conglomerate, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Motors and Air India, but is in turn 66% owned by Tata Trusts, the group’s charitable arm.