Banmali Agrawala appointed President, Tata Sons

Tata Sons today announced the appointment of Banmali Agrawala as President, Infrastructure, Defence and Aerospace. He will report to the Executive Chairman, N. Chandrasekaran, in his new role.

“The Tata group has a significant footprint in the infrastructure, defense and aerospace sectors. Banmali’s global experience in these industries will be very beneficial as we build scale and aspire for the next phase of growth. As part of the Tata Sons leadership team, his knowledge in several areas, including leadership development, digital infrastructure, innovation and technology, will be very beneficial to the Tata group,” Chandrasekaran said.

“I am delighted to be back as part of the Tata group and contribute towards the phenomenal opportunities that the Tata group has in the core infrastructure related sectors, in India as well as globally. I was privileged to be part of GE for close to six years and have learnt a lot at GE. I look forward to taking all my learnings and experience from GE onto my new role at Tata Sons,” Agrawala said.

Agrawala’s last assignment was the President & CEO of GE South Asia, a position he held from February 2013. Prior to GE, Agrawala was the Executive Director on the Board of Tata Power. Agrawala will be taking up his new role effective October 1, 2017.

Founded by Jamset Tata in 1868, the Tata group is a global enterprise, headquartered in India, comprising over 100 independent operating companies. The group operates in more than 100 countries across six continents, with a mission 'To improve the quality of life of the communities we serve globally, through long-term stakeholder value creation based on Leadership with Trust'.