ata Sons, the investment holding company of the TTata group, has set up an office in Singapore for the ASEAN

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Tata Sons sets up ASEAN office

Friday, Jan 24, 2014

SINGAPORE- Tata Sons, the investment holding company of the Tata group, has set up an office in Singapore for the ASEAN region and appointed Mr K.V. Rao (left) as resident director, ASEAN – Tata Sons. The office is aimed at strengthening Tata Sons’ engagement with the stakeholders in the ASEAN region facilitating Tata group companies’ growth, through a focus on innovation, research and development and technology.

Mr Rao, a Singapore resident for 18 years, has served in the Singapore Civil Service as a director with International Enterprise Singapore. He is on the executive committee of the Singapore Indian Development Association, the Singapore Fine Arts Society and serves as vice-chairman of the South Asia Business Council of the Singapore Business Federation. He also continues to serve as the MD of Trust Energy Resources, a Tata Power subsidiary.

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