Tata Group Chief N Chandrasekaran Receives France’s Highest Civilian Award
- ByStartupStory | May 18, 2023
N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Group, has been honored with France’s highest civilian award, Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur, for his efforts in enhancing the trade partnership between India and France. Catherine Colonna, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, presented the prestigious award to Mr. Chandrasekaran during a ceremony held on Tuesday evening, representing the French President.
“Our Chairman N Chandrasekaran receives the Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur from French Minister for Europe & Foreign Affairs @MinColonna. He was conferred the highest civilian award of France for his contributions to strengthening the trade relationship between India & France,” Tata Group said in a tweet.
Similarly, after presenting the award, in a tweet Colonna said Tata group of companies “is a major player in the Franco-Indian partnership: I had the pleasure of presenting its CEO, on behalf of the President of the Republic, with the insignia of Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur. Dear Natarajan Chandrasekaran, you are a friend of France”.
Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain also in a post on Twitter said, “Dear Natarajan Chandrasekaran, you are a true friend of France”.
Earlier this year, Tata Group’s subsidiary, Air India, finalized a substantial agreement with Airbus to acquire 250 aircraft. This significant deal encompasses the purchase of 210 A320 neo planes and 40 A350 aircraft.
In December of the previous year, Tata Technologies inaugurated an innovation center in Toulouse, France. This state-of-the-art facility aims to cater to the evolving needs of the global aerospace and defense sector, specifically in terms of new-age product engineering and digital requirements.
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