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Natarajan Chandrasekaran (TATA) Age, Wife, Biography, Facts & More

Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Bio
Real NameNatarajan Chandrasekaran
NicknameChandra
ProfessionBusinessman (Chairman TATA Sons)
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 173 cm
in meters- 1.73 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weightin Kilograms- 75 kg
in Pounds- 165 lbs
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourSalt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth2 June 1963 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)61 Years
Birth PlaceMohanur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun signGemini
NationalityIndian
HometownMohanur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
SchoolTamil-medium government school, Mohanur
English-medium school for the senior secondary, Mohanur
CollegeNational Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
Educational QualificationsB.Sc., M.C.A.
FamilyFather- Srinivasan Natarajan (Lawyer & Farmer)
Mother- Not Known
Siblings- 5
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesPhotography, listening to music, running, trekking
Favourite Things
Favourite BusinessmenRatan Tata, S. Ramadorai
Favourite SportCricket
Favourite DestinationLonavala
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital StatusMarried
WifeLalitha
Natarajan Chandrasekaran with his wife
ChildrenSon- Pranav
Daughter- N/A
Money Factor
Salary/RemunerationRs. 5.56 crores (per year)

Note: The salary, which he received as the Chairman of Tata Sons, was for the financial 2022-2023. It includes other benefits as well. According to Tata Sons' annual report, he received a total remuneration of Rs. 113 crores for the financial year 2022-2023, including Rs. 100 crores as commission on profit.
Net WorthNot Known

Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Some Lesser Known Facts About Natarajan Chandrasekaran

  • Does Natarajan Chandrasekaran smoke?: No
  • Does Natarajan Chandrasekaran drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • Natarajan was born and raised in a small village in Tamil Nadu.
  • His family had 15 acres of agricultural land where they grew bananas, rice and sugarcane.
  • Since his childhood, he had leadership qualities as he was the leader of his class and captain of the badminton team.
  • He started his career with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1987.
  • During his tenure, TCS registered a growth of around $16.5 billion (over 1,12,257 crore (INR)), with 371,000 consultants and a market cap of over $70 billion (over 4,76,435 crore (INR)).
  • At the age of 46 (in 2009), he became one of the youngest Tata Group CEOs. After taking the charge, he split the company into 23 units to make it very flat as well as empowered structure.
  • He was the Chairman of the IT industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) from 2012 to 2013.
  • He has an extraordinary memory and some executives who have worked with him claim that he knows at least 5000 employees by their first names.
  • In 2013, he received Honorary Doctorate from Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Netherlands. Natarajan Chandrasekaran received Honorary Doctorate from Nyenrode
  • He was voted as the ‘Best CEO’ for the 5th consecutive year by the Institutional Investor’s 2015 Annual All-Asia Executive Team rankings.
  • After Cyrus Mistry’s ouster, Chandrasekaran became the Chairman TATA Sons in January 2017.
  • He loves to run and has participated in marathons in several cities, such as Amsterdam, Boston, Berlin, Mumbai, New York, and Tokyo. Natarajan Chandrasekaran marathon
  • He is chatty and often endshis sentences with the word ‘Boss’.
  • He likes using cricketing terms while setting targets.