Shantanu Naidu, who was a favorite and associate of Ratan Tata, the late Indian businessman Ratan Tata, is once again in the news. In fact, he has been made the General Manager of Tata Motors and head of strategic initiatives by giving him a big responsibility by Tata Group. Like the shadow, the reward of his friendship to Shantanu, who was with Ratan Tata till the last time, had given goodbye to the late businessman world and also included Shantanu Naidu in his will. At the same time, he has got another big responsibility.
What was written for Shantanu in the will?
Ratan Tata died on 9 October 2024 last year at the age of 86. In his last visit, Shantanu Naidu was seen walking at the forefront. When his will was revealed after Ratan Tata’s death, it also included the name of his close Shantanu Naidu. According to reports, while rewarding friendship, Ratan Tata had forgiven the personal loan taken by Shantanu for education on the one hand, on the other hand, on the other hand, he left his stake in his startup ‘Goodfallows’.
Now command of Tata Motors
After getting a big reward in the will, he has shared the information about the big responsibility that Shantanu Naidu has now got now in his Linkedin Post. In this, he wrote, ‘I am happy to tell that I am starting work as General Manager, Head – Strategic Initiatives in Tata Motors! I remember when my father used to come home from Tata Motors plant in his white shirt and Navy pants, and I used to wait at the window. Now this entire cycle is complete.
Who is Shantanu Naidu?
Shantanu Naidu, who was very close to Ratan Tata, was born in Pune in 1993. In the year 2014, Shantanu completed the engineering degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Subsequently, Shantanu earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management in 2016. After completing his education, he started his career as an automobile design engineer in Tata Alexi. According to LinkedIn Profile, Shantanu has been working in the Tata Trust since June 2017.
Ratan Tata’s deep friends became such
Shantanu Naidu met Ratan Tata and then the friendship was due to animal and animal love. Both met in the year 2014. In fact, Ratan Tata was also known as Dog Lover and Naidu used to make a reflex collar around his neck to save the destitute dogs from the accident at that time. Due to which the driver was also seen in the dark and he used to stop the vehicle while driving on the road. This idea had greatly impressed Ratan Tata, after which Ratan Tata met Shantanu and after Shantanu became an assistant, both of them became a deep friend. When Naidu met Ratan Tata for the first time, he was just 20 years old.
Shantanu is leading these stort ups
Apart from jobs in Shantanu Naidu Tata Group, there is also the honor of Goodfellows Startup. This company provides compost support to the elderly. The value of the reports, the value of this company is around five crore rupees. Shantanu, who keeps the sense of animal love and social service in mind, has also formed an organization called ‘Motopaose’, which helps the destitute dogs roaming the streets. Under Naidu, Motopose expanded 17 cities and hired 250 employees in 8 months.