Simone Tata Age, Caste, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Businesswoman
Career
Founded	Trent
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1930
Age (as of 2024)	94 Years
Birthplace	Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality	Indian
Educational Qualification	Graduate
College/University	Geneva University
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1955
Family
Husband/Spouse	Naval Tata
Children	Son- Noel Tata
Family Tree	Note: To know more about the Tata family, read our Tata Family Tree post.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Simone Tata

• Simone Tata is a Swiss-born Indian businesswoman who is known for leading India’s first makeup brand Lakme. ^[1]Vogue She joined Lakme in 1962 when it was a new venture and worked for its success. Currently, she is the senior-most existing member of the Tata family. She also founded one successful entity of the Tatas, Trent. ^[2]The Economic Times

• In 1953, she met Naval Tata when she came on a trip to India from Switzerland. They entered into a relationship and finally got married in 1955. After marriage, they settled down in Mumbai, India. Two years later in 1957, they had a son named Noel Tata. She also had two stepsons from the first wife of Naval Tata and they are Jimmy and Ratan Tata. Ratan died on 9 October 2024.
  

  Simone Tata with Ratan Tata at the 100-year celebration of The Taj Mahal Hotel

• In 1961, she started her journey in the business domain by joining Lakme as a board member.

• After serving the company for four years, she began heading the company as its Managing Director in 1964. She held this position for 18 years and finally became the Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1982. With her intelligence and caliber, she made Lakme a leading cosmetic company in India. After the success of Lakme, she was appointed as the Director of the largest private-sector company in Aisa known as Tata Industries Ltd. She led this company which now has over ninety-one units in multiple sectors.

• In 1996, Lakme was sold to Hindustan Lever Limited. After this, she founded her first venture, Trent which bought up Westside in 1998. She commenced westside with a single store and now it has over two hundred stores across the country and houses a total of 22 in-house crafted labels. ^[3]Westside As of March 2022, Trent has a net worth of Rs. 2515 Crore. ^[4]The Economic Times
• She not just contributed to the growth of Tata’s business but was also a part of social organizations. She is one of the founder trustees of the Children of the World India Trust.
  

  Simone Tata with Ms. Akhtar Ahmad, Ex Executive Director of Children of the World Organization

   

• After her husband Naval, she became the Chairman of Sir Ratan Tata Institute and initiated many philanthropical works. ^[5]Tata She was also a trustee of the India Foundation for Arts.