Ratan Tata now Knight Commander as Queen confers new title
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Group, said he was “deeply touched” for being one of five foreign nationals to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth with the GBE (Knight Grand Cross) in 2014.
The Queen Elizabeth II conferred the rank of Knight Commander (KBE) on former chairman of the Tata group Ratan Tata.
Ratan Tata was given the honour for his "services to UK/India relations, inward investment to the UK and philanthropy".
The KBE is one of the highest honours given by the queen to civilians.
It commonly appears on the Diplomatic Service and Overseas list but can also be given to Britons based abroad or in an honorary capacity to foreign nationals.
Ratan Tata successfully guided one of India's oldest business empires through rough seas.
Tata said in a statement: “It has been a privilege to endeavour to have our enterprises contribute positively to the growth and standing of the UK. I am also deeply appreciative of the support we have always received personally from Mr. David Cameron and his government, through good and bad times”.
Under the leadership of Ratan Tata, the group's revenues grew to around Rs 475,721 crore in 2011-12 from Rs 10,000 crore in 1991. He retired on December 2012, after a 50-year run at the helm. Cyrus Mistry took over as the new chairman.
The Tata group is highly popular in UK. Iconic British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover became part of the Tata group in 2008. The company employs over 16,000 people at its manufacturing facilities in the UK, including 3,500 engineers at its two product development centres.
Around 78% of Land Rovers are exported to 169 countries, while Jaguar exports 70% of its products to 63 countries around the world.
Tata Limited was established in London in 1907 to be Tata group's representative in Europe
Tata companies have operations and a 60,000-strong workforce spread across Europe
Tata's association with UK academia also dates back to the establishment of the Sir Ratan Tata Department at the London School of Economics.
Subsequently called the Department of Social Sciences, it was set up to research the causes of poverty. Its first lecturer, Clement Attlee, went on to become the British prime minister who gave India its independence and also set up the British National Health Service.
Tata has maintained close links with the London School of Economics through a research collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
In 1920, the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge moved to its current Trumpington Street site thanks to a donation from Sir Dorabji Tata, an alumnus of the institution.
Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme (ISES) began in 2008 as a two-month social internship programme for international students from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and the University of Cambridge, UK.
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Group, said he was “deeply touched” for being one of five foreign nationals to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth with the GBE (Knight Grand Cross) in 2014. The Queen Elizabeth II conferred the rank of Knight Commander (KBE) on former chairman of the Tata group...
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Group, said he was “deeply touched” for being one of five foreign nationals to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth with the GBE (Knight Grand Cross) in 2014.
The Queen Elizabeth II conferred the rank of Knight Commander (KBE) on former chairman of the Tata group Ratan Tata.
Ratan Tata was given the honour for his "services to UK/India relations, inward investment to the UK and philanthropy".
The KBE is one of the highest honours given by the queen to civilians.
It commonly appears on the Diplomatic Service and Overseas list but can also be given to Britons based abroad or in an honorary capacity to foreign nationals.
Ratan Tata successfully guided one of India's oldest business empires through rough seas.
Tata said in a statement: “It has been a privilege to endeavour to have our enterprises contribute positively to the growth and standing of the UK. I am also deeply appreciative of the support we have always received personally from Mr. David Cameron and his government, through good and bad times”.
Under the leadership of Ratan Tata, the group's revenues grew to around Rs 475,721 crore in 2011-12 from Rs 10,000 crore in 1991. He retired on December 2012, after a 50-year run at the helm. Cyrus Mistry took over as the new chairman.
The Tata group is highly popular in UK. Iconic British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover became part of the Tata group in 2008. The company employs over 16,000 people at its manufacturing facilities in the UK, including 3,500 engineers at its two product development centres.
Around 78% of Land Rovers are exported to 169 countries, while Jaguar exports 70% of its products to 63 countries around the world.
Tata Limited was established in London in 1907 to be Tata group's representative in Europe
Tata companies have operations and a 60,000-strong workforce spread across Europe
Tata's association with UK academia also dates back to the establishment of the Sir Ratan Tata Department at the London School of Economics.
Subsequently called the Department of Social Sciences, it was set up to research the causes of poverty. Its first lecturer, Clement Attlee, went on to become the British prime minister who gave India its independence and also set up the British National Health Service.
Tata has maintained close links with the London School of Economics through a research collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
In 1920, the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge moved to its current Trumpington Street site thanks to a donation from Sir Dorabji Tata, an alumnus of the institution.
Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme (ISES) began in 2008 as a two-month social internship programme for international students from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and the University of Cambridge, UK.
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