Ravi Kant (Indian executive)
Indian businessman
Ravi Kant (born 1 June 1944) is an Indian executive who had served as the vice chairman from 2 June 2009 to 31 May 2014 and the managing director of Tata Motors from 29 July 2005 to 1 June 2009. He is known to lead Tata Motors in its tough times.
He is a distinguished professor at IIT Kharagpur and a visiting leader at China Europe International Business School, Shanghai.
Education
Ravi Kant completed his school education from Mayo College, Ajmer. He has a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and an MS in Industry from Aston University, UK. He is a distinguished alumnus of Mayo College, Ajmer, IIT Kharagpur and was conferred Honorary D. Sc. from Aston University. He has received distinguished alumnus awards from these institutions and Aston conferred on him a D.Sc. (Hon). He is an Industrial Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. and a distinguished professor at IIT Kharagpur.
Career
Ravi Kant has nearly 50 years of corporate experience in extractive, consumer durable and automobile industries.
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