Saurabh Tiwary, a member of India’s One Day International cricket team will be joining Tata Steel on September 1, 2010 as Manager, Sports. The appointment letter to this effect was handed over to Mr. Tiwary by Mr. Sanjiv Paul, Vice President (Corporate Services), Tata Steel. While handing over the letter, Mr. Paul welcomed him to the Tata Steel family. Mr. Tiwary will be a third generation employee of Tata Steel. He expressed his happiness in joining the Company.

Mr. Saurabh Tiwary, a left-handed batsman began playing cricket at an early age. He represented Jharkhand at the Under-14 level before making his first-class debut in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy. He scored two half-centuries in India's Under-19 tri-series victory against South Africa and Bangladesh in 2008 and was a member of the squad that won the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. He performed consistently well in the Ranji Trophy before hitting a peak in the 2009-10 season for Jharkhand, scoring three centuries. The IPL in 2010 shot him into limelight, as he proved one of the finest finds for ‘Mumbai Indians’, striking three and a half-centuries and cementing his place in their middle order. Recently, he has been inducted in India’s One Day International Cricket team.

About Tata Steel and Sports
Established in 1907 as one of Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel Group is among the top-ten global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of over 28 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). It is now the world's second-most geographically-diversified steel producer, with operations in 26 countries and a commercial presence in over 50. The Tata Steel Group, with a turnover of US$ 23 billion in FY '10, has over 80,000 employees across five continents and is a Fortune 500 company. The Group’s vision is to be the world’s steel industry benchmark in “Value Creation” and “Corporate Citizenship” through the excellence of its people, its innovative approach and overall conduct. Underpinning this vision is a performance culture committed to aspirational targets, safety and social responsibility, continuous improvement, openness and transparency. In 2008, Tata Steel India became the first integrated steel plant in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming Application Prize 2008 for excellence in Total Quality Management.

Tata Steel is the only Indian company to invest in world-class sports facilities, create academies and maintain and manage international level arenas. The cadets of its Tata Football Academy, the nursery for the sport in India, as well as those of the Tata Archery Academy, the only one of its kind for archery, have justified the faith that the Company has in the talent and ability of its youth. Today, a significant part of the Indian Football team, India’s best archers, some of its finest cricketers, athletes, shooters, a Grand Master and several national and international legends have realised their dreams as a result of the support they have received from TATA Steel Sports Academies.