Harish Bhat

Harish Bhat has worked with the Tata group for 38 years. Over this long period, he has held many senior roles in the Group, including as Brand Custodian at Tata Sons, Managing Director & CEO at Tata Global Beverages and Chief Operating Officer of the watches and jewellery businesses at Titan Company, after his superannuation last year, Harish is now serving as a Director on the Boards of some Tata companies, including Trent, Infiniti Retail (Croma) and Tata Starbucks.

An avid marketer, Harish has helped nurture and grow many iconic brands of the Tata group, such as Tanishq, Titan, Fastrack, Tata Tea and Chakra Gold Tea. In his most recent role, he led the development and growth of TATA, which is India’s most valuable brand. In 2022 and 2023, Forbes listed him as one of the top 10 most influential Chief Marketing Officers in the world. Harish has also played a key role in strategic initiatives such as the acquisition of Tetley Tea by the Tata group, and the turnaround of the jewellery business at Titan.

Harish is a graduate of BITS Pilani and IIM Ahmedabad. In 1987, he won the IIM Ahmedabad Gold Medal for scholastic excellence. In 2017, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from BITS Pilani.
Harish writes extensively. He has eight published books to his credit, including five national bestsellers. His latest book, titled “Doing the right thing”, explores learnings from the life of Ratan Tata. He has been a popular columnist for The Hindu Business Line and Mint newspapers. LinkedIn has selected him as one of their Top Voices in India.

Harish and his family live in Bangalore. His wife Veena is a data scientist, and they have a daughter, Gayatri, who has embarked on her professional career.