Girish Jhunjhnuwala

Girish Jhunjhnuwala
Born 1963 (age 54–55)
Hong Kong
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupation Hotelier & businessman
Organisation Ovolo Hotels
Title Chairman & CEO
Spouse(s) Sarika Jhunjhnuwala
Children 3
Website www.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[1] in 1963, attending Island School between 1975 and 1982.[2] In 1984, he graduated from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.[3]

He began his career managing his family’s OEM watch business under the Hind Group in Hong Kong.[4] He set up watch factories across the Chinese border and did well until 1998, the midst of the Southeast Asian financial crisis.[5] In 2002, he sold the business and ventured into property development after acquiring an office complex in Hong Kong’s Central business district.[6] Girish decided to develop this building into the first Ovolo serviced apartment.[7] After proving the concept, Jhunjhnuwala acquired more properties and continued expanding the Ovolo Hotels brand.[8]

In 2016, Jhunjhnuwala won Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in China in the Services Category for identifying an owner-operator model gap in the market.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Hong Kong Means Business: Innovation Pays. Hong Kong Trade Development Council. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  2. ↑ Linked In: Girish Jhunjhnuwala. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  3. ↑ Ovolo Hotels: Girish Jhunjhnuwala. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  4. ↑ Bloomberg: Girish Jhunjhnuwala: Executive Profile & Biography, accessdate: May 12, 2015
  5. ↑ EJ Insight: HK-born Indian entrepreneur builds hotel empire with a bold bet. Jeff Pao. Hong Kong Economic Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Daredevil follows his dreams | South China Morning Post
  7. ↑ Gafencu Men - February 2013
  8. ↑ Success of Serviced Apartments Continues to Increase - NYTimes.com
  9. ↑ Ernst & Young: Girish Jhunjhnuwala. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
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