No GEC! N Chandrasekaran would prefer a direct line of reporting with Tata Group companies

N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, would not make a Group Executive Council (GEC) for his work, and would rather prefer a direct line of reporting with all the companies under the Tata Group.

Executives in the know say that all decisions under N Chandrasekaran will be taken after consulting the Tata Sons board, much unlike in the times of Cyrus Mistry, who had set up the GEC in December 2012 as a brains trust for his Vision 2020.

GEC had replaced the group corporate centre and group executive office, but has been disbanded after Mistry was ousted from his post in a much publicised situation.

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"It is a dynamic situation for all, not only Tata companies but all corporates including global markets," an executive told ET. "Also, we need to give the new chairman sufficient time to take a judgement call. These are early days yet."

The GEC setup under Mistry had given birth to talks of interference and highhandedness in the group, said people cited above.

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