Ratan Tata elected to board of US think tank

November 19, 2013 14:51

Top Indian industrialist Ratan Tata has returned as a board member of East West Centre, a prominent American think tank.

Tata, 75, is returning to the board and has worked with the organisation several times between 1993 and 2004.

East West Centre also elected Takeshi Niinami, the CEO of Japan's Lawson Inc.

The Honolulu-based think tank's board consists of 18 members, including five appointed by the US secretary of State, five appointed by the Governor of Hawaii, five from Asia or the Pacific Islands and three ex-officio members, including the Governor of Hawaii, the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the President of the University of Hawaii.

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