Cyrus Mistry Killed in a road accident in Palghar
In a shocking incident, Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, was killed in a road accident after his car rammed a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar on Sunday afternoon. He was 54.
Accident took place on a bridge
Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car. The accident took place around 3.15 pm on a bridge over the Surya river.
Mistry joined the Board of Tata Sons in 2006
Mistry joined the Board of Tata Sons in 2006 after his father Pallonji Mistry, a construction tycoon and chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, retired.
Sixth Chairman of Tata Sons
Cyrus Mistry, who was the sixth chairman of Tata Sons, was ousted from the position in October 2016.
Ratan Tata announced his retirement
Mistry had taken over as the chairman in December 2012 after Ratan Tata announced his retirement. N Chandrasekaran later took over as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons.