Since 2014, he has been heading the finance function as the Chief Financial Officer of Hindustan Unilever, a $6 billion enterprise. Prior to that, he was the Chief Accountant of the Unilever Group in London. "Balaji will play a very important role in the transformation journey of the company and help Tata Motors in its renewed focus on topline, market share growth, major cost reduction initiatives and efficiency improvements to deliver better financial performance and profitability in the future.” said Guenter Butschek, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tata Motors.Balaji is a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and has a post-graduate management degree from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He will up take up his new assignment in November this year.On his new role in Tata Motors, Balaji said, "The Tata Group represents the leading edge of Indian business and I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Tata Motors’ leadership team. I look forward to being part of the transformation journey and an exciting career ahead.”

Source: Economic Times August 14, 2017 11:48 UTC