Meet Simone Tata, Ratan Tata’s stepmother, the lady behind the success of….

Simone Tata, a significant player in India's beauty industry, has played a significant role in the success story of Lakmé, India's pioneering beauty brand. Here's her full story.

While Tata family’s famous members often steal the limelight for most success stories, some behind-the-scenes players also make significant contributions away from the public gaze. Today, we have a story of a lady was the magical force behind the evolution and success of Lakmé, of India’s Iconic Lakmé Brand. Additionally, Simone also played a pivotal role in establishing Westside – a renowned Tata retail brand. All these powerful impacts have remained slightly under the radar but are some of the best success stories of Indian retail sector.

Simone Tata, a significant player in India’s beauty industry, has played a significant role in the success story of Lakmé, India’s pioneering beauty brand. Even though Simone was not the brain behind Lakmé’s establishment, her relentless dedication and efforts turned it into a successful business valued at 200 crores.

Simone Tata was in news when she stood out as the only representative from the Tata family to show up at Cyrus Mistry’s funeral. Given the well-known discord between the Tatas and Mistry, her being there surprised everyone and became a point of public conversation across the Indian business sector .

Journey of Simone Tata

Born in 1930, Simone Tata’s journey began in the picturesque city of Geneva, Switzerland. She graduated from Geneva University where she was offered a rich education, which ultimately planted the seeds for her future endeavors. The year 1953 marked a significant turning point in Simone Tata’s life when she moved to India and crossed paths with Naval H. Tata. Their wedding bells rang in 1955, linking her destiny with India and setting up her new home in the buzzing city of Mumbai.

As Simone Tata unfolded her life’s chapters in India, mothering her son, Noel Tata, and becoming the stepmother to the renowned Ratan Tata, making her name indissoluble from the Tata group, to which she belonged by marriage to Naval.