Maya and Leah Tata, daughters of Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, have joined the board of trustees at Sir Ratan Tata Industrial Institute (SRTII), a subsidiary of Sir Ratan Tata Trust, which is a major shareholder of Tata Sons.
Following the departure of Arnaz Kotwal and Freddy Talati, Maya and Leah Tata have assumed their positions as trustees of SRTII. While Noel Tata’s kids now serve on boards of smaller Tata Trusts, they’re but to hitch the first trusts-Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Allied Trusts, and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Allied Trusts.
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Noel Tata, appointed as chairman of Tata Trusts in October 2024, has three kids: Leah (39), Maya (36) and Neville (32). The trustee transition has sparked inner rigidity, with departing trustee Arnaz Kotwal expressing discontent in writing in regards to the circumstances of her requested resignation.
“Since I am now in Dubai and after considerable thought, I have acceded to Burjis’s request but was very saddened that none of you reached out to speak with me directly about this matter and I was blindsided by this communication from a virtual stranger under the direction of his CEO, Sidharth Sharma, both of whom have no nexus to SRTI,” she wrote to fellow trustees, as reviewed by ET.
Burjis Taraporewala serves as a Tata Trusts government, whereas Sidharth Sharma holds the place of CEO.
In correspondence with Taraporewala, Kotwal confirmed her resignation as requested by him on Noel Tata’s behalf, noting she had obtained communication from Mehli Mistry concerning the matter.
Tata Trusts supplied no remark. A supply aware of the scenario indicated that Leah and Maya Tata, who’ve been actively concerned with SRTII operations, obtained trustee nominations from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) board. According to SRTII’s Trust Deed, SRTT could nominate three of six board members.
They changed Freddy Talati, at present at NCPA, who had resigned, and Arnaz Kotwal, who relocated to Dubai for work at VFS Global. The appointments aimed to safe regionally accessible trustees in Mumbai with SRTII administration expertise, significantly given deliberate renovation works and revitalisation efforts.
Established in 1928 by Lady Navajbai Tata and the Stri Zarthostri Mandal, SRTII focuses on offering employment alternatives for underprivileged ladies by means of cooking, tailoring, embroidery and Montessori trainer coaching programmes.
The SRTT board, comprising Noel Tata, Vijay Singh, Venu Srinivasan, Darius Khambata, Jehangir H Jehangir and Mehli Mistry, unanimously accepted Leah and Maya’s appointments.
Additional SRTII board trustees embrace Farida Tata, Aloo Tata, Mehnosh Kapadia and Dhan Khusrokhan. The involvement of youthful technology members in smaller trusts is taken into account preparation for future group-level tasks.
Maya and Leah maintain administration positions inside group firms – Maya at Tata Digital and Leah at Indian Hotels. Leah possesses a grasp’s in advertising from IE Business School and serves as vp at Indian Hotels. Maya started at Tata Capital and at present works on the Tata Neu app staff.
Kotwal serves as normal counsel at VFS Global, having beforehand labored as VP-legal at Indian Hotels. Talati at present holds the place of chief working officer at NCPA, following his function as chief government officer at The Associated Building Co, which owns Bombay House.
