Noel Tata Succeeds Ratan Tata as Chairman of Tata Trust Noel Tata, the half-brother of Ratan Tata, has been appointed chairman of Tata Trust. The decision was taken today at the board meeting held in Mumbai after the death of Ratan Tata on October 9 night at the age of 86. Noel Tata is the vice chairman of Tata Steel and watch company Titan. His mother Simone Tata, a French-Swiss Catholic who is Ratan Tata's stepmother, is currently chairman of Trent, Voltas, Tata Investment Corporation, and Tat