Tata Sons chairman, N Chandrasekaran was recently conferred with the highest French civilian award, “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Catherine Colonna, in Paris. The award recognized Chandrasekaran for his outstanding business successes and decisive contribution to strengthening Indo-French economic ties.
The chairman was in France to represent his company at the Choose France Summit hosted by French President Macron at the Versailles Castle involving over 180 CEOs from across the world.
Presenting the award, Minister Colonna mentioned, "Tata is a major player in the Indo-French partnership. I was glad to confer the Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur on its Chairman, on behalf of the French President. Dear Natarajan Chandrasekaran, you’re a true friend of France.”
.@TataCompanies est un acteur majeur du partenariat franco-indien : j'ai eu le plaisir de remettre à son PDG, au nom du Président de la République, les insignes de chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.
— Catherine Colonna (@MinColonna) May 16, 2023
Cher Natarajan Chandrasekaran, vous êtes un ami de la France.#ChooseFrance2023 pic.twitter.com/LVh98GgDGZ
Our Chairman N Chandrasekaran receives the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur from French Minister for Europe & Foreign Affairs @MinColonna. He was conferred the highest civilian award of France for his contributions to strengthening the trade relationship between India & France. pic.twitter.com/Rk4vJcjQHq
— Tata Group (@TataCompanies) May 17, 2023
The French Embassy in India said in a press statement that Tata Group has a strong historical relationship with France that began in the 1930s with Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (JRD Tata) and is still expanding its presence in industrial and technological fields in India and in France.
Chandrasekaran joined the board of Tata Sons in October 2015, an enterprise established in 1917, and became the chairman in January 2017. He has served Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in various positions the chief operating officer (COO), executive director, and chief executive officer (CEO).
Chandrasekaran was born in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, and completed his bachelor's degree in applied sciences from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, and his master's in computer applications from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil India.
