Tata Motors continues to face top-level exits; CTO Timothy Leverton quits

Another top exit after CV head Ravindra Pisharody resigned in June

Within months of losing its commercial vehicle (CV) head Ravindra Pisharody, automobile maker Tata Motors has seen another top-level exit, with Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Timothy Leverton on Monday putting in his papers, citing personal reasons. Leverton plans to return to the UK.

Earlier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Guenter Butschek had in January decided to reduce the company’s leadership layers to speed up the decision-making process. However, while announcing its turnaround plan in August, Tata Motors had revealed that its executives were not happy with the decision, so their positions would be retrieved.

There had also been rumours of a tussle between