Ratan Tata’s aide Shantanu Naidu strikes to new position in Tata Motors

MUMBAI: Shantanu Naidu, who gained recognition as an assistant to late industrialist Ratan Tata, has transitioned to Tata Motors as common supervisor for strategic initiatives after spending over six years at Tata Sons.
“I keep in mind when my father used to stroll house from the Tata Motors plant in his white shirt and navy pants, and I might watch for him on the window. It comes full circle now,” he wrote on LinkedIn, noting the private significance of his new position. His familial connection to Tata Group runs deep, together with his father having labored on the Pune plant of Tata Motors, and his grandfather and great-grandfather at Tata Energy’s hydroelectric facility in Bhira in Maharashtra.
Though Naidu was stationed at Ratan Tata’s workplace in Tata Trusts, his remuneration got here from Tata Sons.. In Jan, Naidu’s wage was transferred to Tata Motors, signalling his upcoming position within the flagship enterprise.
Tata Group maintains a follow of facilitating inside actions throughout its varied companies to nurture expertise. Current examples embrace Swaminathan T V of Tata Shopper Merchandise’ shift to Tata Motors’ business automobile digital operations, Sandeep Tripathy of Tata Sons’ transfer to Tata Capital, and Pratik Pal of Tata Digital’s transition to particular tasks at Tata Sons.
A mechanical engineering graduate, Naidu started his journey with an internship at Tata Applied sciences and later labored at Tata Elxsi. At Tata Elxsi, Naidu’s canine collar design to stop human-animal accidents – caught the eye of Ratan Tata, resulting in the industrialist backing his venture and profession.Naidu’s MBA bills at Cornell College, had been lined below Tata’s will.