Titan company has appointed S Ravi Kant as the new CEO of its Watches Division. Ravi Kant is the current CEO of Titan’s Eye Wear Division. The CEO of Watches Division, H G Raghunath, is getting retired on June 30, 2015. Ravi Kant will take over the post from July 1, 2015. In the past Ravi Kant served as the COO of Titan Company’s international business.
Tidbits
- Titan is a joint venture between the Tata Group, and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO).
- Titan is the world’s fifth largest wrist watch manufacturer and exports watches to nearly 32 countries around the world.
- Titan was founded in 1987 and it is headquartered in Bengaluru.
- The company is divided into four divisions – Watches & Accessories, Jewellery, Eyewear and Precision Engineering.
GK Questions
- What is the abbreviation of HMT Limited? Hindustan Machine Tools Limited.
- Seiko, one of the World’s leading Watch companies, is based on which country? Japan
- Rolex, the luxury watch brand, is headquartered in which country? Switzerland
