Ishaat Hussain

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Ishaat Hussain
Born (1947-09-02) 2 September 1947 (age 76)
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)
Children1

Ishaat Hussain is an Indian businessman and the former director of Tata Sons and Tata Steel, and chairman of Tata Sky. [1] [2] He was also chairman of the Tata Group company, Voltas. [3] Between November 2016 and September 2017, he served as the interim chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, following the removal of Cyrus Mistry. [4] He joined the Tata Group in 1981 and retired in September 2017. [5] [6] [7]

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In the media, he has often been called the "Wise Man of Bombay House". [8]

Education

Hussain went to The Doon School in Dehradun, and then obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. [9] He then attended the advance management programme at the Harvard Business School. [10]

Career

After graduation, Hussain worked as a chartered accountant for seven years, before joining the Tata Group in 1981 [11] In 1999, he joined the board of Tata Sons. [12] [13] He became chairman of Voltas in 2000, and was appointed to the board, and served as the finance director, of Tata Sons. [14] In November 2016, he was appointed interim chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, after Cyrus Mistry was removed, following the much publicised feud with the board of Tata Sons. [15]

Personal life

Ishaat was married to the conceptual artist Rummana Hussain until her death in 1999. [16]

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