in 2024 Narendran joined Tata Steel in 1988 after completing his management degree from
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He worked in the International Trading Division of Tata Steel from 1988 to 1997 wherein he spent five years in Dubai looking after Tata Steels' exports to the Middle East. From 1997 to 2001, he spent time in Tata Steels' marketing and sales division and was involved in market development work for the Cold Rolling Mill Project, Supply Chain Management, Sales Planning, etc. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Chief of Marketing & Sales (Long Products) and played a key role in building the 'Tata Tiscon' brand and the distribution network for the same. From 2003 to 2005, he worked with B. Muthuraman, the then Managing Director of Tata Steel, as his Principal Executive Officer. Before being appointed as MD - Tata Steel India and South East Asia, on 1 November 2013, Narendran was the Vice President - Safety & Flat Products Divisions of Tata Steel. T. V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director of
Tata Steel Limited was the President of the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2021-22. In May 2022, He was succeeded by
Sanjiv Bajaj as the President of CII. On 31 October 2017, he was appointed as the global CEO and MD of Tata Steel. == Board memberships ==