An economics graduate from the University of Madras with post-graduation in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur, Mr Langrana has also attended Advanced Executive Development programmes at Harvard Business School. During his association with Tata Chemicals of over 35 years joining through the Tata Administrative Service, he has, among other roles, led the Corporate Strategy and Business Development function and headed global sales and marketing for the chemicals business. Appointed as an Executive Director in April 2018, Mr Langrana currently heads the Global Chemicals Business of Tata Chemicals and the new ventures in Specialty Chemicals (Nutraceuticals and Silica). He also serves on the board of the international subsidiaries of the Company.
In the past, Mr Langrana has headed the global marketing and strategy function overseeing and directing all sales and marketing plans, developments, growth and new product activities and processes in these two areas for its global chemicals business across the four continents where it operates. In addition, Mr Langrana has led the post-merger integration programmes within the chemical SBU. In the past, he headed the corporate strategy and business development function and has been a key player in the global inorganic growth of the SBU and in the M&A process. He also chairs and serves on the executive committees of various industry forums in the country.
