Tata Steel today announced a change of leadership for its UK operations.
After leading the company’s UK business through a major transformation programme, Bimlendra Jha, CEO of Tata Steel UK, is taking up a new role at Tata Steel Limited in India, with the leadership of the UK business returning to its former structure.
Bimlendra was appointed CEO of Tata Steel UK in April 2016 at which time he spearheaded a transformation programme to develop a more sustainable UK business. He also oversaw the successful divestments of non-core businesses, including the Long Products Europe and Speciality Steels businesses. This enabled the company to focus on its core pan-European strip products business with its steelmaking hubs in Port Talbot, UK, and IJmuiden, Netherlands.
Prior to that, he led a successful change programme at Tata Steel’s Long Products Europe business – turning substantial losses i