Soonawala retires as trustee of Tata Trusts due to health reasons

A Tata group veteran, Soonawala is known to be a close confidant of group patriarch Ratan Tata

N A Soonawala, a Tata group veteran and a close confidant of group patriarch Ratan Tata has decided to retire as the trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust citing his health and advanced age.  

In a statement, Tata Trusts said Soonawala, 83, has expressed his gratitude to the trustees for providing him with the privilege of working with them and the directors of the Tata group, who have been his colleagues during his long career. Soonawala was vice-chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group.

"The trustees acknowledge the significant contribution