Tata Chemicals Limited announced the appointment of Zarir Langrana as Executive Director on the company’s Board, with effect from April 1, 2023.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “This is in furtherance to our letter dated February 1, 2023 intimating the Stock Exchanges about re-appointment of Mr. Zarir Langrana (DIN: 06362438) as an Executive Director with effect from April 1, 2023 upto February 28, 2024 (i.e. date of superannuation) (both days inclusive) subject to approval of the members.”
Zarir Langrana heads the Global Chemicals Business of the Company and is responsible for operations and growth of the inorganic chemicals business and the new ventures in Nutritional Solutions and Silica. In the past, Langrana was the Chief Operating Officer of Indian operations and has also headed the global marketing and strategy function overseeing and directing all sales and marketing plans, developments, growth and new product activities in these two areas for its global chemicals business across the four continents where it operates.
In addition, Langrana has led the post-merger integration programmes within the chemical business. He has headed the corporate strategy and business development function and has been a key player in the global inorganic growth of the business and in the M&A process. He has been with the Company for over 40 years, having been inducted through the Tata Administrative Services.
Langrana is an economics graduate from the University of Madras and holds a post graduate qualification in business management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has attended advanced executive development programmes at Harvard Business School and other institutions.
Langrana is Chair of the CII National Committee for Chemicals and Petrochemicals for three consecutive years and an active member in various industry bodies and trade associations in the country and abroad. He serves on the Board of overseas subsidiaries of the Company.
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