Updated Feb 20, 2021 | 06:01 IST Tata Group grew leaps and bounds under his leadership and it is almost impossible to imagine that there was a time when when people branded him as the wrong choice to lead the conglomerate Throwback: When Ratan Tata was branded as the 'wrong choice' to lead Tata Group  New Delhi: When it comes to India's most respected, admired people, Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata is a name that is on almost everyone's list. Tata was the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, from 1991 till his retirement on December 28, 2012. Effective December 29, 2012, Tata has been conferred the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Tata Industries, Tata Motors, Tata Steel and Tata Chemicals.