Lack of communication cost Cyrus Mistry his job?

Ratan Tata arrives at Tata group's head office Bombay House in Mumbai.

In keeping with the practice of promoting Tata group company CEOs to the board of Tata group holding company, Tata Sons, Jaguar-Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO & Managing Director N Chandrasekaran were on Tuesday appointed additional directors on the TSL board.

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Ratan Tata, interim chairman of Tata Sons, said: “This is in recognition of their exemplary leadership at their companies.” 

Earlier, during the tenure of Ratan Tata, RK Krishnakumar, MD of Tata Tea, and JJ irani, MD of Tata Steel, had been promoted to the Tata Sons board. Similarly, late JRD Tata had appointed late Sumant Moolgaokar and late Darbari Seth on the board TSL.

PM According to media reports, lack of of communication is the reason behind Cyrus Mistry's replacement. CNBC-TV18, quoting sources, said that Ratan Tata & Tata Sons were not informed about major business decisions. Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover and N. Chandrasekaran, CEO & Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), have been appointed as Additional Directors on the Tata Sons Board.