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Tata Sons, the holding firm of all Tata Group companies, has roped in former Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar as Group President, Global Corporate Affairs. Jaishankar will report to Tata Sons’ Executive Chairman N Chandrasekaran.
Jaishankar, who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977, was foreign secretary from January 2015 to January 2018. During his career, he had also held key posts such as High Commissioner to Singapore, Ambassador to China and the United States, Tata Sons said in a statement.
He had also played a key role in negotiating the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement.
“His extensive experience and knowledge on international affairs will be valuable to the group as we work to reinforce our brand and leadership globally,” said N Chandrasekaran. In his new role, Jaishankar will be responsible for the group’s global corporate affairs and international strategy development, while he will also be with Tata companies to strengthen their business presence and position in their geographies. Tata Sons’ international offices will also be reporting to him. Under Chandrasekaran, Tata Sons has been recruiting top-level executives - from both within the group and outside - the latest being the appointment of long-time group employee Nupur Mallick as new Group Chief Human Resource Officer.
The other recent appointments included TCS executives Aarthi Subramanian, appointed as group Chief Digital Officer and Tanmoy Chakrabarty as Group Government Affairs Officer.
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