INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ford recalled that he had met Tata only once in person
| File Photo: Reuters2 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 6:26 PM IST
Ford Motor Company chairman Bill Ford Saturday said he is
"saddened" by the death of industry titan Ratan Tata earlier this week.
"Ratan was a leader of vision and integrity and proved to be an
excellent steward of Jaguar and Land Rover," Ford said in a statement.Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
Tata's legacy will
credited with taking the salt-to-software conglomerate to newer heights during the over two decades of leading it, died at a city hospital
on Wednesday after a brief illness
Tata only once in person and described the meeting as "warm and cordial".
The two spoke about the challenges and joys of running family
businesses and our mutual love of cars during the meeting, the 67-year-old Ford added.
Denying claims of Tata feeling "humiliated" at the
meeting as described by one of the Tata group veterans who attended the meeting, Ford said some accounts of their meeting "could not be any
further from the truth".First Published: Oct 12 2024 | 6:26 PMIST
