**Tata Motors Faces Executive Exits Amid Restructuring Efforts**
Tata Motors Ltd has experienced a wave of senior executive departures in recent months as the company undergoes significant restructuring, splitting its operations into two distinct publicly listed entities focused on commercial vehicles (CV) and passenger vehicles (PV). Since August, at least six senior executives, including team heads and higher, have left the automaker. Notable exits include Biswaroop Mukherjee, former head of human resources for the commercial vehicles unit; Anurag Mehrotra, vice-president for international business and strategy; Vinay Pant, chief marketing officer for passenger vehicles; Vinay Pathak, head of product planning and program management for commercial vehicles; Sampada Inamdar, head of training and development; and Devendra Katiyar, chief safety officer. Additionally, Ashish Tandon, senior general manager for small commercial vehicles, also resigned during this period.
Two of these former executives have joined competitors, with Mehrotra taking on the role of managing director at JSW MG Motor India and Tandon becoming the global head of customer excellence at Euler Motors. Mukherjee has transitioned to Aker Solutions as vice president of people and transformation.
In March 2024, Tata Motors announced the business split and is currently conducting a talent mapping exercise to differentiate top executives managing shared business operations and assign them to the respective companies. The company has engaged executive search firm Egon Zehnder, along with consultants from Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey, to assist in this process.
This restructuring has reportedly left some senior executives dissatisfied with their new roles, contributing to the recent departures. A consultant familiar with the situation noted, “After the split was announced, if you were holding a senior post for both businesses, now you will hold for either one. The team size and the portfolio will get reduced. Hence, some of the exits.”
In response to these changes, a Tata Motors spokesperson emphasized that such transitions are a natural part of the evolution of a large organization like Tata Motors, which aims to grow and adapt in a dynamic business environment. The spokesperson added, “Tata Motors follows a performance-oriented, results-driven culture.”