Top level management change at Tata Motors as P M Telang retires as Managing Director and company takes on two new Executive Directors

Mr. P M Telang, Managing Director of Tata Motors has retired as on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Telang has reached the age of superannuation and has retired from the company and stepped down from the Board of Directors of Tata Motors. The company has issued a notice to this effect. With the search for his successor on, Tata Motors has stated that overall responsibility of the firm will now be looked after by an interim committee comprising of Ratan Tata as Chairman and Mr. Ravi Kant as Vice Chairman.

Further, Tata Motors has announced they have appointed two new Executive Directors. Mr. Ravindra Pisharody, President of Commercial Vehicles Business Unit will be one of these two Executive Directors in charge of Commercial Vehicles while Mr. Satish Borwankar, Senior VP Manufacturing Operations Commercial Vehicles Business Unit will be the other Executive Director in charge of Quality Vendor Development and Strategic Sourcing at Tata Motors.

While Pisharody, an alumni of IIT, Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta has been with Tata Motors since 2007 with over 30 years, while Borwankar is an alumni of IIT, Kanpur and has been with Tata Motors ever since 1974 in various capacities from manufacturing to quality control.

News release: P.M. Telang retires as Tata Motors’ MD – India Operations, 2 new Executive Directors appointed

Mr. P.M. Telang, Managing Director – India Operations, today retired from the company on attaining the age of superannuation and stepped down from the Board of the company.

Tata Motors has appointed two new Executive Directors:

Mr. Ravindra Pisharody, President – Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, has been appointed Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles). An alumni of IIT, Kharagpur, and IIM – Calcutta, Mr. Pisharody has been with the company since 2007. He has over 30 years’ experience in sales, marketing, and business development.

Mr. Satish Borwankar, Senior Vice-President (Manufacturing Operations – Commercial Vehicles Business Unit), has been appointed Executive Director – Quality, Vendor Development & Strategic Sourcing for Tata Motors. An alumni of IIT, Kanpur, Mr. Borwankar has been with Tata Motors since 1974, and has held various responsibilities in manufacturing and quality functions in the company.