Career
Russi Mody joined Tata Steel in 1939 and he was promoted to the position of Director of Personnel in 1953. He took up the position of the Director of Raw Materials in 1965. In 1970, he was appointed as Director of Operations and became Joint Managing Director in 1972.
His skills as 'man manager' were well known. He was popular particularly among the younger generation of TISCO engineers. Russi had once accompanied Einstein on piano while Einstein played violin He is known for wolfing down 16-egg omelettes and dining with workers on the shop floor when he was young.
After retiring from Tata Steel in March, 1993, the then Prime Minister of India, Shri P V Narasimha Rao appointed Mody as Joint Chairman of Indian Airlines and Air India.
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