Farooq Kathwari

Farooq Kathwari (born 1944) is a Kashmiri-American businessman who is currently the CEO of Ethan Allen.

Life

Kathwari moved to the United States from Kashmir in 1965. He is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive officer of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. He has been president of the Company since 1985 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1987.[1] In 1989 he formed a group to purchase Ethan Allen and took the Company public in 1993.[2] Under Kathwari’s leadership Ethan Allen has been transformed into a leading manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in the United States[2][3]

In 2016, Kathwari became co-chair of the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council, an organization founded to address anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish bigotry in the United States.[4]

Personal life

Kathwari is of Kashmiri descent, coming from Srinagar.[5]He had 2 sons, Irfan, who died fighting in the Afghan Civil War in 1992, and Omar. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Jayne O'Donnell (June 25, 2007). "CEO Profile: Ethan Allen's Kathwari was always a leader". USA Today. Retrieved Feb 18, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Susan Berfield (Oct 21, 2001). "At Ethan Allen, Selling Furniture and Tolerance". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11.
  3. ↑ American born son of Ethan Allen furniture tycoon Farooq Kathwari, was killed fighting Jihad in Afghanistan
  4. ↑ "Trump effect: Jewish and Muslim organizations form new alliance - U.S. Election 2016". Haaretz. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ethan Allen’s Chief in Fight of His Life
  6. ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2001-10-21/at-ethan-allen-selling-furniture-and-tolerance
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