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Tata Sons appoints Pradipta Bagchi as the new group CCO
MUMBAI: Tata Sons has announced the appointment of Pradipta Bagchi as the group chief communications officer with the effect from 12, September 2017.
Bagchi will report to Tata Sons executive chairman N. Chandrasekaran.
A professional with over 25 years of experience in business, media and communications, Bagchi has been the head of corporate communications for TCS since 2005.
Chandrasekaran said, “As the group chief communications officer, he will play a key role in driving seamless communication experience across the Tata group as well as create engagement with stakeholders.”
Bagchi was an editor and reporter with Indian media houses like The Times of India, The Economic Times and Business Standard prior to joining TCS. He is a graduate of the University of Sussex.
Tata Trusts head corporate communications and public relations Debasis Ray, will continue to support the Tata Group communications team on an ongoing basis.
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UltraTech Cement appoints Jayant Dua as managing director
Dua will succeed K. C. Jhanwar after his term ends in December 2026
MUMBAI: UltraTech Cement, the flagship cement arm of the Aditya Birla Group, has elevated Jayant Dua as managing director, effective 1 April, 2026.
The company’s board also approved his appointment as additional director, managing director and key managerial personnel, effective 1 January, 2027, following the completion of the current managing director K C Jhanwar’s term on 31 December, 2026, according to a regulatory filing.
Dua will serve as managing director for a four-year term from 1 January, 2027 to 31 December, 2030.
A veteran executive with more than 37 years of professional experience, Dua joined the Aditya Birla Group’s cement business in 1996 and spent nearly a decade in various functional and leadership roles.
Over the past two decades, he has held several profit-and-loss and chief executive responsibilities across multiple group businesses, including insulators, insurance, Century Cement and the chlor-alkali segment. In 2023, he was elevated to lead the group’s renewables and textiles businesses.
Within the group, Dua has received several internal honours, including the chairman’s individual award for exceptional contribution in 2002, the outstanding leader award in 2009 and the leader of leaders recognition in 2022.
He holds an engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, an MBA from International Management Institute and has completed the advanced management programme at Harvard Business School.
