Question: Recently who has been appointed as the new Chairman Tata Sons?
(a) N. Chandrasekaran
(b) Venu Srinivasan
(c) Amit Chandra
(d) Kumar Bhattacharya
Ans. (a)
Related facts:
- On 12 January 2017 Tata Sons named Natarajan Chandrasekaran as its new chairman.
- He will take the helm of the group from February 21, 2017.
- He will replace Cyrus Mistry.
- It may be recalled that in a sudden decision, Tata Sons on October 24, 2016 replaced Mr. Mistry as chairman and named Mr. Ratan Tata as interim Chairman.
- Tata Sons constituted a selection committee comprising Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Venu Srinivasan, Mr. Amit Chandra, Mr. Ronen Sen and Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya to select a new chairman.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/business/TCS-Chandrasekaran-named-Tata-Sons-Chairman/article17029247.ece
http://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2017/01/12/tata-chooses-marathon-man-n-chandrasekaran-as-next-chairman/#1ce867a414c8