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Girish Jhunjhnuwala
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Girish Jhunjhnuwala, Chairman & CEO of Ovolo Hotels
Born
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationChairman & CEO Ovolo Hotels
SpouseSarika Jhunjhnuwala
Children3
Websitewww.ovolohotels.com

Girish Jhunjhnuwala (born 1963) is the founder of Ovolo Group, an independent hotel brand headquartered in Hong Kong, and Chairman of Hind Group.

Biography

Girish Jhunjhnuwala was born in Hong Kong in 1963. In 1984, he graduated from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.[1]

He began his career managing his family’s OEM watch business under the Hind Group in Hong Kong.[2] In 2002, he sold the business and ventured into property development after acquiring an office complex in Hong Kong’s Central business district.[3] Girish decided to develop this building into the first Ovolo serviced apartment.[4] After proving the concept, Jhunjhnuwala acquired more properties and continued expanding the Ovolo Hotels brand.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hind Group". Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ Businessweek: Girish Jhunjhnuwala: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek, accessdate: May 12, 2015
  3. ^ South China Morning Post: Daredevil follows his dreams | South China Morning Post
  4. ^ Past Issues > February 2013 > People : Power: Gafencu Men - Past Issues > February 2013 > People : Power
  5. ^ NYTimes.com: Success of Serviced Apartments Continues to Increase - NYTimes.com