Cyrus P Mistry appointed Deputy Chairman of Tata Sons
Cyrus P Mistry to take over from Ratan Tata as Chairman of Tata Group

MERRITT ISLAND, FL, December 24, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Island Auto Group, a leading Jaguar, Lincoln and Land Rover dealership in Merritt Island, Florida, congratulates Mr. Cyrus P Mistry as the new Deputy Chairman of Tata Sons. The selection has been a unanimous decision of the selection committee.

In a recent meeting, the board of directors of Tata Sons elected and appointed Cyrus P Mistry as the deputy chairman of the $83 billion dollar group. The 42 year old Mistry is the second youngest leader in the group's 143-year history. He is also the second non-Tata who will be taking charge of the group after Nowroji Saklatvala in 1932.

Cyrus Mistry will now work closely with Ratan Tata over the next year and will then take over when he retires in December 2012. Mr. Mistry has been on board of Tata Sons since 2006. During his tenure, Mistry has impressed the board members with the quality and caliber of his participation.
Mr. Tata said, "The appointment of Mr. Cyrus P Mistry as Deputy Chairman of Tata Sons is a good and far-sighted choice." He further added, "I will be committed to working with him over the next year to give him the exposure, the involvement and the operating experience to equip him to undertake the full responsibility of the group on my retirement."

Mr. Mistry is presently working as a managing director of Shapoorji Pallonji Group. He has also been a director at Tata Sons since August of 2006. He completed his studies in civil engineering from Imperial College, London. He then attained a Master of Science degree in management from the London Business School.

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