Dancing with an elephant ; Tata Steel's acquisition of Corus was a marriage made in heaven. Now Ratan Tata, along with the top brass of both companies, is burning the midnight oil to make the union work.
Business Today, March, 2008 by Mahesh Nayak
February 13, 2008, 2.30 p.m. B. Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel, steps out of his third-floor corner room at Bombay House, the corporate headquarters of the Tata Group. He's on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Bangkok to visit Tata Steel, Thailand (formerly Millennium Steel, which the Indian steel giant had acquired in December 2005). It won't be a long trip.
The 62-year-old Muthuraman is scheduled to be in Chennai on February 15 (to meet a personal commitment). After a few days back in Mumbai, Muthuraman is once again winging his way this time to London, where Corus, the $16-billion steel giant which the Tatas acquired last year, is headquartered.
On an average, Muthuraman spends half-a-month living out of his suitcase. Ditto for Group CFO Kaushik...
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