Corporate

Hameed Huq (Managing Director)

Mr. Hameed Huq has been the Managing Director of Tata Coffee since 3rd January, 2010.

Mr. Huq joined Tata Coffee in the year 1999 as Vice President (Plantations) and was promoted as Executive Director (Plantations) with effect from 3rd January, 2005. Prior to joining Tata Coffee, Mr. Huq was in Tata Tea since 1972 and held various senior positions in the Company. He also had a short stint in Plantations in Sri Lanka from 1994 to 1997.

 

M D Kumar (Executive Director - Finance)

Mr. Deepak Kumar joined Tata Coffee in the year 1999 and was Vice President – Finance till he was elevated to the position of Executive Director – Finance with effect from 25th October, 2010. Prior to joining Tata Coffee, Mr. Deepak Kumar was in Tata Tea since 1980. He was directly involved with the acquisition of Eight O’ Clock Coffee (EOC) in 2006 and is presently on the Board of Directors of EOC.

 

T Radhakrishnan (Vice-President – ICD Operations)

Graduated in Chemical Engineering from SV University during the year 1982 and joined Tata Chemicals. Gained an Operational experience of 26 years in Heavy Chemicals, Fertilizers, Salt, Bicarbonate, Utilities prior to joining Tata Coffee limited in January 2010. A qualified assessor/auditor for Safety management systems, Quality Systems, and Business excellence models.

 

A.S. Muthanna (Vice-President - Plantations)

A.S. Muthanna, a post-graduate in Agriculture from the Allahabad University joined Consolidated Coffee (now Tata Coffee) as an Asst. Manager in 1979 and currently heads Plantations in his role as Vice-President (Plantations). In addition to his rich experience of over 3 decades as a coffee and tea planter, he has held numerous leadership positions in industry bodies as:

  • Chairman -Codagu Planters' Association (CPA) in 2001/2002.
  • Chairman - Karnataka Planters' Association (KPA) in 2002/2003.
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the United Planters Association of Southern India (UPASI).
  • Chairman - Spices Committee in 2003/04
  • Chairman - Coffee Committee in 2006/07.

Christine F Jamal (Vice President - Corporate)

Christine F Jamal is Vice President - Corporate of Tata Coffee Limited. Her career spans more than three decades of value driven association with the Tata Group. Jamal has earlier served at The Indian Hotels Company Limited in various capacities, the last being Vice President - Business Excellence.

M K C Pai (company secretary)

Pai worked as Secretary with the JK Group, Britannia Industries Ltd., Shaw Wallace & Co. Ltd. and Usha Telehoist Ltd. before joining Tata Coffee in the year 2000.