Bachelor's in Metallurgical Engineering, IIT; MBA, XLRI; AMP, European Centre for Executive Development; Leadership Programme, INSEAD. Since 1966, various positions with Tata Steel, including: Vice-President, Marketing and Sales; Vice-President, Cold Rolling Mill Projects; 2000, Executive Director; 2001, Managing Director; 2009, Non-Executive Vice-Chairman; Chairman, Tata Int'l. Member of the Board: Bosch; Tata Industries and Strategic Energy Technology Systems. President, Confederation of Indian Industry. Chairman, Board of Governors, National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. Member, Business Advisory Council, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Recipient of awards and honours.