Noel Naval Tata Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Sussex.

Awards

In January 2025, the University of Sussex, based in England (The United Kingdom, UK), awarded an honorary doctorate to Noel Naval Tata, a prominent business leader from the Mumbai (Maharashtra)-based Tata Group and a distinguished alumnus of the university, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to global business leadership.


      - Professor Sasha Roseneil, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sussex, presented the honorary doctorate to Noel Tata during a private ceremony in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

      - Noel Naval Tata currently serves as the Chairman of Trent Limited, Tata International Limited, Voltas Limited, and Tata Investment Corporation Limited. He also holds the position of Vice Chairman at Tata Steel Limited and Titan Company Limited.

     

Main Point :-   (i) Noel Tata graduated in Economics from the University of Sussex in 1978.

      (ii) With over 40 years of leadership experience at the Tata Group, Noel Tata has been instrumental in expanding Trent Limited, the group's fashion retail arm, through brands such as Westside, Star Bazaar, and Zudio.

(iii) In 2024, Noel Tata, Ratan Tata's half-brother, was appointed Chairman of Tata Trusts Limited, the philanthropic arm of the Tata Group.

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