Ex-foreign secy Jaishankar joins Tata Sons as global corp affairs chief

Takes charge on May 1, report to N Chandrasekaran, executive chairman of Tata Sons

Tata Sons has appointed former foreign secretary S Jaishankar as president, global corporate affairs. He will join the group on May 1 and will report to N Chandrasekaran, executive chairman of Tata Sons. 

Having joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977, he was foreign secretary for three years till January 2018. He has been high commissioner to Singapore, ambassador to China and the United States, among other diplomatic stints. He had played a key role in negotiating the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement.  

Responsible for Tata group’s global corporate affairs and international strategy development, Jaishankar would work with the Tata