Who is Cyrus P Mistry?

The board of directors of Tata Sons has chosen Cyrus PMistry as the next chairman of Tata Sons. At a meeting on Wednesday, the boardappointed Cyrus P Mistry as deputy chairman of Tata Sons. Mistry will work withRatan N Tata over the next year before taking over from Ratan Tata in December2012 when he retires.      

Cyrus Mistry, currently managing director, ShapoorjiPallonji Group, has been a director of Tata Sons since August 2006.  Born on July 4, 1968, Mistry graduated fromthe Imperial College, London with a BE in civil engineering. He also holds amasters degree in management from the London Business School, and is a fellowof the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Apart from the Tata Group, he also serves as a director onthe board of several other companies, including Shapoorji Pallonji & Co,Forbes Gokak, Afcons Infrastructure and United Motors (India).