Maya and Leah, daughters of Noel Tata, step up as Sir Ratan Tata Industrial Institute trustees – Newz9

Maya and Leah Tatadaughters of Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tatahave joined the board of trustees at Sir Ratan Tata Industrial Institute ,SRTII), a subsidiary of Sir Ratan Tata Trust, which is a major shareholder of Tata Sons.
Following the departure of Arnaz Kotwal and Freddy Talati, Maya and Leah Tata have assumed their positions as trustees of SRTII. While Noel Tata’s kids now serve on boards of smaller Tata Trusts, they’re but to affix the first trusts—Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Allied Trusts, and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Allied Trusts.

Noel Tata, appointed as chairman of Tata Trusts in October 2024, has three kids: Leah (39), Maya (36) and Neville (32). The trustee transition has sparked inner stress, with departing trustee Arnaz Kotwal expressing dissatisfaction in writing in regards to the circumstances of her requested resignation.
“Since I am now in Dubai and after considerable thought, I have acceded to Burjis’s request but was very saddened that none of you reached out to speak with me directly about this matter and I was blindsided by this communication from a virtual stranger under the direction of his CEO, Sidharth Sharma, both of whom have no nexus to SRTI,” she wrote to fellow trustees, as reviewed by ET.
Burjis Taraporewala serves as a Tata Trusts govt, whereas Sidharth Sharma holds the place of CEO.
In correspondence with Taraporewala, Kotwal confirmed her resignation as requested by him on Noel Tata’s behalf, noting she had acquired communication from Mehli Mistry concerning the matter.
Tata Trusts supplied no remark. A supply conversant in the state of affairs indicated that Leah and Maya Tatawho’ve been actively concerned with SRTII operations, acquired trustee nominations from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) board. According to SRTII’s Trust Deed, SRTT might nominate three of six board members.
They changed Freddy Talati, at present at NCPA, who had resigned, and Arnaz Kotwal, who relocated to Dubai for work at VFS Global. The appointments aimed to safe regionally obtainable trustees in Mumbai with SRTII administration expertise, significantly given deliberate renovation works and revitalisation efforts.
Established in 1928 by Lady Navajbai Tata and the Stri Zarthostri Mandal, SRTII focuses on offering employment alternatives for underprivileged girls by cooking, tailoring, embroidery and Montessori instructor coaching packages.
The SRTT board, comprising Noel Tata, Vijay Singh, Venu Srinivasan, Darius Khambata, Jehangir H Jehangir and Mehli Mistry, unanimously authorized Leah and Maya’s appointments.
Additional SRTII board trustees embody Farida Tata, Aloo Tata, Mehnosh Kapadia and Dhan Khusrokhan. The involvement of youthful technology members in smaller trusts is taken into account preparation for future group-stage tasks.
Maya and Leah maintain administration positions inside group firms – Maya at Tata Digital and Leah at Indian Hotels. Leah possesses a grasp’s in advertising from IE Business School and serves as vice chairman at Indian Hotels. Maya began at Tata Capital and at present works on the Tata Neu app crew.
Kotwal serves as basic counsel at VFS Global, having beforehand labored as VP-authorized at Indian Hotels. Talati at present holds the place of chief working officer at NCPA, following his position as chief govt officer at The Associated Building Co, which owns Bombay House.