ET Online
Jan 20, 2022
Many people first noticed young Shantanu Naidu in Ratan Tata's birthday celebration video.
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28-year Naidu is the business assistant of the 84-year-old chairman emeritus of Tata Sons.
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Naidu is deputy general manager, Tata Trust. He's also an engineer and social media influencer.
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The Punekar millennial is the fifth generation of his family to work with the Tata Group.
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How he captured the heart and mind of the iconic industrialist is an interesting story.
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A few years ago, Naidu took the initiative to make reflective collars for strays in Mumbai.
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Since the young engineer was employed with the Tata Group, their newsletter featured him.
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Ratan Tata noticed this, and after he completed his MBA at Cornell, hired him as his assistant.
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Naidu, who calls Tata 'Millennial Dumbledore', now advises him on personal investment startups.
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