Mr. Tata holds a B.Sc. (Architecture) degree with structural engineering from Cornell University, USA and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, USA. He joined the Tata Group in 1962. As Chairman of Tata Industries Limited since 1981, he was responsible for transforming the Company into a Group strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high technology businesses. In 1991, Mr Tata was appointed Chairman of Tata Sons Limited, the holding company of the Tata Entities and currently holds the chairmanships of major Tata companies. During his tenure, the Group's revenues have grown over ten-fold to annualised Group revenues of $62.5 billion. Mr. Tata is on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India, a Member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry besides being a member of various global councils. He is also the chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. Mr. Tata is associated with various organisations in India and abroad.

The Government of India honored Mr. Tata with its second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2008. Earlier, in 2000, he had been awarded the Padma Bhushan. He has also been conferred an honorary doctorate in business administration by the Ohio State University, an honorary doctorate in technology by the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, an honorary doctorate in science by the University of Warwick, and an honorary fellowship by the London School of Economics. Mr. Tata has been on the Company's Board since over 19 years including 13 years in an executive capacity and is actively involved with product development and other business strategies pursued by the Company. One of his achievements include designing and developing an indigenous Indian car - "Indica" which besides creating a record of sorts, is one of the leading products in its category in the car market.

Mr. Ravi Kant holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a Masters in Science from the University of Aston, Birmingham, UK. Mr. Kant has wide and varied experience in the manufacturing and marketing field, particularly in the automobile industry. Prior to joining the Company, he was with Philips India Limited as Director of Consumers Electronics business and prior to which with LML Ltd. as Senior Executive Director (Marketing) and Titan Watches Limited as Vice President (Sales & Marketing).

Mr. Kant was also employed with Kinetic Engineering Limited and Hawkins Cookers Limited. Mr. Kant has been with the Company since July 2000 as the Executive Director (Commercial Vehicle Business Unit) and as Managing Director of the Company since July 2005. Upon retiring from his Executive position on June 1, 2009. Mr. Ravi Kant continues to be on the Company’s Board of Directors as Vice-Chairman.

Educated in the UK, Mr. Wadia is the Chairman of Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited and heads the Wadia Group.

He is also the Chairman/Trustee of various charitable institutions and non-profit organisations. Mr. Wadia has been on the Company's Board since December 1998.

Mr. S M Palia, a B.Com., LL.B., CAIIB and AIB (London) is a Development Banker by profession. He was with IDBI from 1964-1989 during which period he held various responsible positions including that of an Executive Director. He has also acted as an advisor to Industrial Bank of Yemen, Saana (North Yemen) and Industrial Bank of Sudan, Khartoum ( Sudan ) under World Bank Assistance programmes.

He was also the Managing Director of Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation Limited, set up to provide consultancy services to micro enterprises and small and medium enterprises. Mr. Palia is on the Boards of various companies in the industrial and financial service sectors and is also actively involved as a trustee in various NGOs and Trusts.

He was appointed as a Director of the Company w.e.f. May 19, 2006.

Dr. Mashelkar is an eminent chemical engineering scientist having recently retired from the post of Director General from the CSIR, the largest chain of industrial research and development institutions in the world with about 38 laboratories and about 20,000 employees. During his tenure at CSIR for over 11 years, his leadership transformed CSIR into a user focused, performance driven and accountable organisation.

Dr. Mashelkar is the President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA), National Innovation Foundation, Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK and Global Research Alliance, a network of 60,000 scientists from five continents and has been honored with honorary doctorates from 26 universities, including Universities of London, Salford, Pretoria, Wisconsin and Delhi.

Dr. Mashelkar has also been elected as Fellow / Associate of Royal Society (FRS), London, National Academy of Science (USA) in 2005, US National Academy of Engineering (2003), Royal Academy of Engineering, UK (1996) and World Academy of Art & Science, USA (2000). Dr. Mashelkar has won over 50 awards and medals at national and international levels, including the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award and the Stars of Asia Award (2005).

In the post liberalised India, Dr. Mashelkar through leadership of various organisations/ Government Committees has propagated a culture of innovation and balanced intellectual property rights regime and played a critical role in shaping India's S&T policies. The President of India honored D.r Mashelkar with the Padmashri (1991) and the Padmabhushan (2000).

He was appointed as a Director of the Company w.e.f. August 28, 2007.

Mr. Munjee holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from the London School of Economics, UK. His journey in financial sector began with HDFC where he served for over 20 years at various positions including as its Executive Director. He was the Managing Director of Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd. (IDFC) up to March 2004. Presently he is the Chairman of Development Credit Bank (DCB) since June 2005 and is also on the Board of various Multinational Companies and Trusts. Mr. Munjee has deep interest for rural development, housing finance, urban issues, specially the development of modern cities and humanitarian causes. Mr. Munjee is a Technical Advisor on the World Bank-Public Private Partnership Infrastructure and Advisory Fund. He is also associated with several public and private institutions as Chairman and Member of the Board or Trustee.

Mr. Subodh Bhargava holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Roorkee and retired from Eicher Group of Companies as Group Chairman and Chief Executive in March 2000. He was the past President of the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) and the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers; and the Vice President of the Tractor Manufacturers Association. He was also a member of the Insurance Tariff Advisory Committee, the Economic Development Board of the Government of Rajasthan. He has held various prominent positions on various Chambers/Associations in the field of research in engineering and technology; and technical and management education and is currently associated as a Director of several Indian corporates, including Tata Communications Limited and Tata Steel Limited.

He was appointed as a Director of the Company w.e.f. June 27, 2008.

Mr. V K Jairath holds Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration and Bachelor of Laws Degree, both, from the Punjab University, Masters in Economics from the University of Manchester, U K and joined Indian Administrative Service in 1982.

Mr. Jairath served as the Principal Secretary (Industries), Government of Maharashtra before he took voluntary retirement from Government Services on March 31, 2008. He is presently providing Consultancy and Advisory Services on Legal, Financial and Regulatory issues related to Infrastructure Development and Industrial Investment to a US based fund and some European Manufacturing Companies.

Mr. Jairath has over 25 years of experience in public administration, rural development, poverty alleviation, infrastructure, finance, industry, urban development, environmental Management and a touch of the private sector occupying various important positions in the Government of India and the State Government of Maharashtra.

He has held various positions as the Managing Director of SICOM, Secretary to the Governor of Maharashtra, Municipal Commissioner of Kolhapur, Collector of Wardha, besides being an Independent Director on the Boards of Public Sector Companies and Banks. He is currently on the Boards of Maharashtra Airport Development Company and Avantha Power and Infrastructure Limited.

He was appointed as a Director of the Company w.e.f. March 31, 2009.

Mr. Ranendra (Ronen) Sen, after graduating from St. Xavier’s College, joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1966. He has served in various capacities in our Embassies and Consulates General in Moscow, San Francisco and Dhaka; as Deputy Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and as Secretary to the Atomic Energy Commission. He was also the Joint Secretary to successive Prime Ministers, responsible for foreign and defence policies, atomic energy, space and other tasks, as assigned to him, from time to time. During this period and thereafter he had a number of assignments as Special or Personal Envoy of the Prime Minister for discussions with Heads of State or Government of neighbouring and other countries.

Mr. Sen was also assigned as Ambassador to Mexico (1991-1992), Russia (1992-1998) reunified Germany (1998-2002), as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2002-2004) and as Ambassador to the United States (2004-2009).He is the first Indian to serve as envoy to three P-5 and four G-8 capitals and has participated in about 180 multilateral and bilateral summits.

He was appointed as a Director of the Company w.e.f. June 1, 2010.

Dr. Ralf Speth was appointed to the post of Chief Executive Officer at Jaguar Land Rover on February 18, 2010. He is on the Board of Jaguar Land Rover Limited, UK and is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the two wholly-owned subsidiary companies, Jaguar Cars Limited and Land Rover in UK.

Dr. Speth earned a Doctorate of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Warwick University. Gaining a degree in Engineering from Rosenheim University, Germany, Dr. Speth worked as a Business Consultant for a number of years before joining BMW in 1980.

Prior to this appointment, Dr. Speth was Head of Global Operations at the International Industrial Gases and Engineering Company, The Linde Group, having joined the Company as Vice President of Operations in 2002. Having served BMW for 20 years, Dr. Speth joined Ford Motor Company's Premier Automotive Group as Director of Production, Quality and Product Planning.

He was appointed as a Director of the Company w.e.f. November 9, 2010.

Mr. Carl-Peter Forster holds a Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical University in Munich and a Diploma in Economics from the Rheinische Friedrichs-Wilhelm-Universitat in Bonn, Germany.

Mr. Forster has 24 years of international experience in the automobile industry and was the CEO of General Motors, Europe where he looked after Opel/Vauxhall, Saab and European activities of Chevrolet. Prior to this, Mr. Forster held various positions in BMW, including that of Managing Director of BMW South Africa and was also on the Managing Board of BMW and was responsible for worldwide manufacturing, including operations of the Rover Group and product engineering projects.

Mr. Forster was appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company w.e.f. February 15, 2010 and was entrusted with the overall responsibility of Tata Motors operations globally, including Jaguar Land Rover. With effect from April 1, 2010, he was appointed as the Managing Director of the Company.

On September 9, 2011, Mr. Forster ceased to be the Group CEO and MD and continues to serve the Board of Tata Motors Limited as a non-executive member.

Mr. Prakash Telang holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and is an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. Mr. Telang has over three decades of functional expertise in the automotive industry and machinery manufacturing. After spending the first three years of his career with M/s Larsen & Toubro, he joined the House of Tatas through the prestigious TAS (Tata Administrative Service) cadre. Ever since he has been with the Company, he is responsible for product development, manufacturing, sales and marketing functions of the Strategic Business unit of Light & Small Commercial Vehicles.

Mr. Telang was Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles) of the Company since May 2007 and was elevated as the Managing Director – India operations w.e.f. June 2, 2009.