Rustomji Homusji Mody, known to most as Russi Mody was a chairman and managing director of Tata Steel and a leading member of the Tata Group.
11 Facts About Russi Mody
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Russi Mody studied at St Cyprian's School, Harrow School and later at Christ Church, Oxford.
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Russi Mody was married to Siloo Mugaseth, the daughter of his mother's sister, and lived in Kolkata until his death.
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Russi Mody joined Tata Steel in 1939 and he was promoted to the position of Director of Personnel in 1953.
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Russi Mody took up the position of the Director of Raw Materials in 1965.
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Russi Mody was the most generous Managing Director of Tata Steel Ltd.
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Russi Mody started many rewards like giving of AC Maruti Suzuki 800 to all Divisional Managers of Tata Steel.
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Russi Mody never faced a strike at the Tata Steel Plant.
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Hearsay has it that Russi Mody was pulled up by a policeman as he tried to park his car on the narrow road.
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Russi Mody was known to eat 16-egg omelette for breakfasts.
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Russi Mody died during the night of 16 May 2014 at a private hospital in Kolkata.