Tata Group | Media room | Interviews with GCC members

The tone at the top

June 2011 | Smart Manager
An interview with Kishor Chaukar, managing director, Tata Industries

'I have been able to find a balance within myself'

March 2011 | Christabelle Noronha
RK Krishna Kumar, Tata Sons director and consummate Tata personality, opens up in a rare interview on the subjects and values that he holds dearest

Creating a universe of innovators

July 2009 | Shubha Madhukar and Arundhuti Dasgupta
The Tata group has a long history of innovation. However many are unaware of the extent and significance of the innovations undertaken and their impact on the entire group, says R Gopalakrishnan, executive director of Tata Sons and chairman of the Tata Group Innovation Forum (TGIF), in an interview with Shubha Madhukar and Arundhuti Dasgupta

The quintessential TAS man

July 2007 | Christabelle Noronha
If TAS wants a brand ambassador, it need look no further than the Tata Sons board: RK Krishna Kumar, director, and member of the Group Corporate Centre, is a shining exemplar of TAS's success

Mind over matter

June 2007 | Christabelle Noronha
Arun Gandhi, executive director, Tata Sons, talks about the Corus auction and various aspects of mergers and acquisitions

A grand brand

February 2007 | Sujata Agrawal
The Tata name has consistently stood for integrity, values, ethics and quality. R Gopalakrishnan, executive director, Tata Sons, explains the Group's strategies for taking it global

Finance finesse

February 2007 | Ashwin Tombat and Sujata Agrawal
Ishaat Hussain, finance director, Tata Sons, talks about finance in the era of globalisation, the Group's recent M&As and the new areas on the Tata radar

A never-ending journey

March 2006 | Sujata Agrawal
JJ Irani, as chairman of Tata Quality Management Services, is piloting the group's business excellence initiative across Tata companies

Stairway to the top

May 2005 | Christabelle Noronha
To be a leader is every manager's dream. JJ Irani, director of Tata Sons, shows how one can achieve it

Trust is the mantra of every management

April 2002 | R Gopalakrishnan
R Gopalakrishnan talks about leadership, the Tata way of doing business, and more

Globalisation and after

January 2002 | Christabelle Noronha
RK Krishna Kumar, chairman of the Tetley group, vice chairman of Tata Tea, and managing director of the Taj Group of Hotels, discusses the impact of globalisation and the challenges involved in making a sensible and successful whole of the Tata-Tetley venture

"We need a consortium of like-minded companies to face the multinationals"

November 2001 | Outlook magazine
Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group speaks to Outlook, the magazine brought out by well known consulting firm, Andersen Consulting. Excerpts from the interview

'We realised the importance of becoming globally competitive and took major steps to become cost effective, agile and lean'

March 2001 | Christabelle Noronha
JJ Irani, managing director, Tata Steel, explains how the 93-year-old Tata Steel transformed itself from an old-economy bricks and mortar company to an IT-savvy, globally competitive enterprise

"We want to attract good people, retain the better people and advance the best people"

January 2001 | Christabelle Noronha
'With people-related knowledge resources becoming a key competitive advantage in today's world, the Tata Group has felt the need to refocus its attention on leadership development,' says R. Gopalakrishnan, executive director of Tata Sons, and member of the Group Executive Office, detailing the group's new initiatives in developing human resources

Creating a global brand

December 2000 | Christabelle Noronha
An insightful interview with R. K. Krishna Kumar, chairman, Tata Tetley, vice chairmain, Tata Tea, and managing director, Taj Group of Hotels

'I have a dream of Tatas being managed by younger people'

December 2000 | Business World
This is the transcript of an interview given by Group chairman Ratan Tata to Tony Joseph and Radhika Dhawan of Business World in December 2000

'The key to any successful business always was and will always remain customer orientation'

September 2000 | Christabelle Noronha
Ishaat Hussain, finance director, Tata Sons, member of the Group Executive Office and chairman of Voltas, talks about the new challenges facing the Tata Group

Every time I come up next to an Indica on the road, I want to roll my window down and tap his window and say, 'How do you like it?'

August 2000 | Autocar India
Group Chairman Ratan Tata's interview with Hormazd Sorabjee, editor, AutoCar India, which celebrates its first anniversary

"The brand expresses a promise"

July 2000 | Christabelle Noronha
R Gopalakrishnan, executive director, Tata Sons, and member of the Group Executive Office, speaks on how the Tata Group aims to build the group brand across businesses and products. Excerpts from an interview with Christabelle Noronha, deputy general manager – online communications, Tata Services

Moving up the value chain

June 2000 | Free Press Journal
Interview with J. J. Irani, CEO of Tata Steel (Tisco) with The Free Press Journal (issue dated 26 June, 2000)