| Simone Tata | |
| Birth Name: | Simone Dunoyer |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Death Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Citizenship: | Switzerland (former) India |
| Children: | Noel Tata |
| Relations: | Tata family |
Simone Naval Tata (; 2 March 1930 – 5 December 2025) was a Swiss-born Indian businesswoman,[1] and a member of the Tata family.[2] She was the step-mother of Ratan Tata, and was a key figure in building Lakmé Cosmetics and founded Trent Limited. Simone Tata played a significant role in India's beauty and retail sectors for over four decades. She was instrumental in establishing Trent (Westside).
Simone Tata was born on 2 March 1930 in Geneva, Switzerland and grew up there. She graduated from the University of Geneva. Tata visited India as a tourist in 1953, where she met Naval Tata. They married in 1955, and Simone settled in Mumbai permanently.[3] Simone and Naval are the parents of Noel Tata. Simone is the stepmother of former Tata Group chairman, Ratan Tata, who is from Naval's previous marriage. She died on 5 December 2025, at the age of 95.[4]
Simone Tata joined the Lakmé board in 1962, when it was a minor subsidiary of Tata Oil Mills, as managing director in 1961, rising to become its chairperson in 1982, and was non-executive chairman of Trent Limited until 30 October 2006.[5]
She was appointed to the board of Tata Industries in 1989.[6]
Seeing growth in the retail sector, in 1996, Tata sold Lakmé Cosmetics to Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL), and created Trent Limited with money from the sale.[7] All shareholders of Lakmé were given equivalent shares in Trent. The Westside brand and stores belong to Trent.[8]
