Natarajan Chandrasekaran , affectionately known as "Chandra," is the Chairman of Tata Sons. With a visionary approach, he drove Tata’s focus on digitalization, sustainability, and expansion into ... N Chandrasekaran , Ratan Tata's successor But his key responsibility was to find a successor, who was widely expected to be a close family member. However, in January 2017, to the surprise of many, Ratan Tata picked Natarajan Chandrasekaran , who was the CEO and MD of TCS until then, to head Tata Sons. For this family of three brothers who used to walk 3 km daily to their school at Mohanur village in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, Thursday was indeed a proud moment. N Chandrasekaran was ... Natarajan Chandrasekaran ’s Salary N Chandrasekaran took home an annual salary package of Rs 65 crore in 2019. In 2021-2022, the Tata Group Chairman got a package of Rs 109 crore.