Ishaat Hussain | |
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| Born | (1947-09-02)2 September 1947 (age 77) |
| Education | The Doon School St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman,Voltas Director,Tata Steel,Tata Sky Executive director,Tata Sons |
| Board member of | Tata Sons,Tata Steel |
| Spouse(s) | Rummana Hussain (m. ?? ;died 1999) |
| Children | 1 |
Ishaat Hussain is an Indian businessman and the former director ofTata Sons andTata Steel, and chairman ofTata Sky.[1][2] He was also chairman of theTata Group company,Voltas.[3] Between November 2016 and September 2017, he was the interim chairman ofTata Consultancy Services, following the removal ofCyrus Mistry.[4] He joined the Tata Group in 1981 and retired in September 2017.[5][6][7]
In the media, he has often been called the "Wise Man ofBombay House".[8]
Hussain went toThe Doon School inDehradun, and then obtained abachelor's degree in economics fromSt. Stephen's College, Delhi.[9] He then attended theadvance management programme at theHarvard Business School.[10]
After graduation, Hussain worked as a chartered accountant for seven years, before joining theTata Group in 1981[11] In 1999, he joined the board ofTata Sons.[12][13] He became chairman ofVoltas in 2000, and was appointed to the board, and was the finance director, ofTata Sons.[14] In November 2016, he was appointed interim chairman ofTata Consultancy Services, afterCyrus Mistry was removed, following the much publicised feud with the board of Tata Sons.[15]
Ishaat was married to the conceptual artistRummana Hussain until her death in 1999.[16]
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