Jimmy Tata

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jimmy Tata

• Jimmy Tata is an Indian businessman whose elder brother is Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the Tata Group.

• Jimmy belongs to a Gujarati business-class family in Mumbai.

• Ratan Tata, in an interview, revealed that he and Jimmy faced a lot of difficulties as they were bullied extensively after Naval and Sooni parted ways in 1948. Talking about it, Ratan said,
  

  I had a happy childhood, but as my brother and I got older, we faced a fair bit of ragging and personal discomfort because of our parents’ divorce, which in those days wasn’t as common as it is today. But my grandmother brought us up in every way.”

  

• After completing college, Jimmy started working with Naval Tata in the textile industry owned by the Tata Sons.

• As per the will of Naval Tata, he was appointed as the trustee of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust in 1989 after the death of Naval.

• Jimmy purchased shares in Tata-held subsidiaries like Tata Sons, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, and Tata Power.

• He left Tata Sons in the 1990s.

• Many sources have claimed that Jimmy Tata does not use a cell phone, and he relies on newspapers and magazines to keep himself up-to-date with recent happenings.

• According to a well-known industrialist named Harsh Goenka, Jimmy is a good squash player, and he has defeated Harsh in all the matches the duo have played.

• Reportedly, Jimmy Tata was not interested in working with the Tata Sons as he wanted a pursue a different career.

• In October 2016, when Cyrus Mistry was removed from office as the chairman of the Tata Group, Jimmy objected to the decision of the board directors and did not support it. Jimmy also wrote many letters to Ratan and the Tata Group expressing his views on the issue.