Executive Profile

R. K. Krishna Kumar Member of Group Corporate Centre, Director, Chairman of Tata Coffee, Vice Chairman of Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces and Vice Chairman of Tata Tea, Tata Sons Limited

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Background

Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar serves as the Member of Group Corporate Centre at Tata Sons Limited. Mr. Kumar serves as a Senior Member of Tata Administrative Service. Mr. Kumar has nearly 40 years experience in management at Tata Group. He served as the Managing Director of Indian Hotels Co., Ltd. from August 29, 1997 to July 18, 2003. Mr. Kumar is associated with the tea industry for over 40 years. He joined Tata Administrative Service in 1963. Mr. Kumar was initially posted ... in Tata Industries, after which he moved to other group companies. He joined Tata-Finlay and, from then on, involved with the Tata Group's tea and coffee businesses. Mr. Kumar moved to Kolkata as Joint Managing Director of Tata Tea, in 1988 and served as its Managing Director from May 1991 to January 1998. He serves as the Chairman of Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited, Oriental Hotels Limited, Tata Coffee Limited and Asian Coffee, Piem Hotels Limited, Ewart Investments Company Limited, The Tetley Group Ltd., and Tata Housing Development Company Limited. He served as Chairman of the Board and Director at Indian Resorts Hotels Limited until May 18, 2006. He serves as Vice Chairman of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces of The Tata Group. He has been Vice Chairman of Tata Global Beverages Limited (formerly Tata Tea Ltd.) since 1997. Mr. Kumar has been Vice Chairman and Non-Executive Director of The Indian Hotels Company Limited since July 19, 2003. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Oriental Hotels Limited since September 21, 1997 and Tata Global Beverages Limited since May 5, 1987. He has been a Director of Tata Coffee Ltd. since January 10, 1991. Mr. Kumar serves as a Director of Rallis India, Tata Sons Limited, Tata Industries Limited, Speech and Software Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd., E2E Serwiz Solutions Limited., Tata Tea Inc. USA, Tata Tetley, Tata Tea GB Limited, St. James Court Hotel Limited, Taj International (HK) Limited, Piem International (HK) Ltd., Watawala Plantations Plc and Estate Management Services (Pvt.) Ltd. in Sri Lanka. He serves as a Director of Give Foundation. He served as a Director of TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited until October 24, 2006. Mr. Kumar received a Master's degree from the Presidency College University of Madras.

Corporate Headquarters Bombay House Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 001 India Phone: 91 22 6665 8282 Fax: 91 22 5665 8160 Board Members Memberships Member of Group Corporate Centre, Director, Chairman of Tata Coffee, Vice Chairman of Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces and Vice Chairman of Tata Tea Tata Sons Limited Director Give Foundation Former Director TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited Director Tata Industries Ltd. Former Chairman Indian Resorts Hotels Ltd. Non-Executive Director Watawala Plantations PLC Chairman Ewart Investments Company Limited Non Executive Chairman TATA Housing Development Company Limited Chairman Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited 1987-Present Vice Chairman, Member of Executive Committee, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Nomination Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee Tata Global Beverages Limited 1991-Present Chairman, Chairman of Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee Tata Coffee Ltd. 1997-Present Vice Chairman, Chairman of Share Transfer & Shareholders/ Investor Grievance Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee The Indian Hotels Company Limited 1997-Present Chairman and Member of Remuneration Committee Oriental Hotels Limited Education Master's Degree Presidency College Madras University Other Affiliations Tata Global Beverages Limited The Indian Hotels Company Limited Oriental Hotels Limited Tata Coffee Ltd. Give Foundation University of Madras TAJGVK Hotels & Resorts Limited Tata Industries Ltd. Indian Resorts Hotels Ltd. Watawala Plantations PLC Presidency College Madras University Ewart Investments Company Limited TATA Housing Development Company Limited Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited

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