The sudden ouster of Cyrus Mistry was sure to leave a few casualties, and one of the first to fall seems to be Tata Group’s chief of human resources (CHRO), N S Rajan.
Sources told Economic Times that Rajan was handpicked by Mistry to be part of the Group Executive Council (GEC) and oversee significant policy changes at Tata group. Bombay House is soon expected to announce a new CHRO.
Prior to joining Tata Group as CHRO in 2013, Rajan was partner and global leader, people and organisation, at E&Y. His work experience of over three decades spans industry and consulting sectors cutting across companies like Ranbaxy, Asian Paints, BlowPlast, ABC Consultants and Asia Online.
Rajan’s exit comes is the midst of a spat between Ratan Tata and Mistry, with the two factions making allegations and counter-allegations. Industry experts said it may not augur well on the people front if the post of a CHRO is left vacant for long.
Group companies, however, would not get directly impacted as they have their respective HR functions to fall back on.
