Simone Tata
Simone Tata, née Dunoyer, currently the Chairperson of the Trent Limited, is an Indian businesswoman. French by birth and educated in Switzerland, she came to India in 1955, and joined Lakmé as Managing Director in 1961, rising to become its Chairperson in 1982. The small subsidiary of Tata Oil Mills went on to become one of the leading cosmetic companies of India. As the Chairperson of Lakmé, she was referred in the Indian media as the Cosmetic Czarina of India[citation needed].
She was appointed to the board of Tata Industries in 1989.
Eyeing growth in the retails sector, in 1996 Tata sold off Lakmé to Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL), and created Trent from the money it made through the sale. All shareholders of Lakmé were given, equivalent share in Trent. The Westside brand and stores belongs to Trent.
Simone Tata was the wife of late Naval Homey jahangir Tata and is stepmother to current Tata group chairman Sri Ratan Tata.
[edit] References
- The Voyage To Excellence (ISBN 81-223-0904-6) by Nichinta Amarnath and Debashish Ghosh
[edit] External links
- Simone Tata Tata Group’s Media Room
- Eleven most powerful women in India South Asia Biz (2006)
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