Srinath, Tata Teleservices MD, emerges frontrunner for Tata Trusts CEO post

Tata Trusts was established in 1919, but the activities took off in a big way when Sir Dorabji Tata set up a trust in 1932

At a time when Tata Trusts is caught in a legal tangle over the cancellation of registration of six trusts, it’s set to get a chief executive officer (CEO). After a search process stretching over more than eight months, an old-timer from the group, N Srinath, managing director, Tata Teleservices, has emerged a frontrunner for the CEO’s post, according to sources in the know. 

Tata Trusts does not have any comment to make, a spokesperson told Business Standard on the matter. 

In February, R Venkataramanan (popularly known as Venkat) had stepped down as managing trustee of Tata Trusts, which owns