Simone Tata passes away at 95

Key facts

• Simone Tata, chairperson of Lakmé and founder of Trent Ltd, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai.
• She led Lakmé from the early 1980s and chaired Trent Ltd until 2006.
• In 1996, Tata Group sold Lakmé to Hindustan Unilever and she used the proceeds to establish Westside under Trent.
• She was the step-mother of Ratan Tata and last appeared in public at his funeral in October 2024.