Passing the first big test
Financial Express Chennai
|December 29, 2025
HIS FIRST YEAR IN THE CORNER OFFICE HAS BEEN A SOBERING INITIATION
EVEN FOR AN ACE DRIVER like Noel Tata, Tata Trusts chairman, 2025 turned out to be a bumpy drive.
But few were surprised. With the late Ratan Tata staying firmly at the helm until his passing — without naming a successor — the moment of transition was always going to be fraught. Suspense was inevitable. So was the expectation of boardroom turbulence.
What did surprise many was that the storm did not break immediately.
For a while, Noel Tata appeared the natural, almost default choice. He was the only eligible Tata by surname, the son-in-law of the Mistry family, and uniquely positioned at the intersection of the two families that together own 100% of Tata Sons. If anyone could bridge legacy and continuity, it was him.
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