Cyrus Mistry to take over from Ratan Tata

        

            Cyrus Mistry, the man tapped as the next chairman of India's Tata Group. Mr. Mistry, 43 years old, is the son of a construction baron who is the largest shareholder in Tata Sons the holding company for the Tata Group's wide-ranging interests that include steel, autos, power, hospitality and telecom.

           Mr. Mistry, a Mumbai native, studied civil engineering at Imperial College in London and management at London Business School before going full-time into Shapoorji Pallonji & Co., the family construction business. His father, Pallonji Mistry, is the largest shareholder in Tata Sons with a roughly 18% stake and has an estimated net worth of $7.6 billion,according to Forbes.