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'''Simone Naval Tata''', née '''''Dunoyer''''' is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]]-born | '''Simone Naval Tata''', née '''''Dunoyer''''' is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]]-born Indian businesswoman belonging to the [[Tata family]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.mydigitalfc.com/companies/seven-tata-clan-561|title = The seven in the Tata clan|access-date = 17 Dec 2014|publisher = Financial Chronicle|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100821002825/http://www.mydigitalfc.com/companies/seven-tata-clan-561|archive-date = 2010-08-21}}</ref> | ||
Simone Tata was born and brought up in [[Geneva, Switzerland]] and graduated from Geneva University. She visited India as a tourist in 1953, where she met [[Naval H. Tata]]. They got married in 1955 and Simone settled permanently in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ashacentre.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=581:simone-tata&Itemid=3|title = Simone Tata|access-date = 17 Dec 2014|publisher = The Asha Centre|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141217182405/http://www.ashacentre.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=581:simone-tata&Itemid=3|archive-date = 2014-12-17}}</ref> Simone and Naval are the parents of [[Noel Tata]]. Simone is the stepmother of the Tata group chairman, [[Ratan Tata]], who is from Naval's | Simone Tata was born and brought up in [[Geneva, Switzerland]] and graduated from Geneva University. She visited India as a tourist in 1953, where she met [[Naval H. Tata]]. They got married in 1955 and Simone settled permanently in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ashacentre.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=581:simone-tata&Itemid=3|title = Simone Tata|access-date = 17 Dec 2014|publisher = The Asha Centre|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141217182405/http://www.ashacentre.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=581:simone-tata&Itemid=3|archive-date = 2014-12-17}}</ref> Simone and Naval are the parents of [[Noel Tata]]. Simone is the stepmother of the Tata group chairman, [[Ratan Tata]], who is from Naval's previous marriage. | ||
Simone Tata joined the Lakme 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 served as Non-Executive Chairman of Trent Ltd. until 30 October 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/simone-tata/7/3142/|title = Simone Tata|last = Kumar |first = Pramod |date = 26 August 2007 |accessdate = 11 November 2018 |publisher = The Sunday Indian}}</ref> | Simone Tata joined the Lakme 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 served as Non-Executive Chairman of Trent Ltd. until 30 October 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/simone-tata/7/3142/|title = Simone Tata|last = Kumar |first = Pramod |date = 26 August 2007 |accessdate = 11 November 2018 |publisher = The Sunday Indian}}</ref> | ||
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She was appointed to the board of Tata Industries in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=29458779&ticker=20376352|title = Simone N Tata|accessdate = 17 Dec 2014|publisher = Bloomberg}}</ref> | She was appointed to the board of Tata Industries in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=29458779&ticker=20376352|title = Simone N Tata|accessdate = 17 Dec 2014|publisher = Bloomberg}}</ref> | ||
Seeing growth in the retail sector, in 1996 Tata sold | Seeing growth in the retail sector, in 1996 Tata sold Lakmé to [[Hindustan Lever Limited]] (HLL), and created Trent from the money it made through the sale. All shareholders of Lakmé were given equivalent shares in Trent. The ''Westside'' brand and stores belong to Trent. | ||
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