Farooq Kathwari Explained

Farooq Kathwari
Native Name Lang:	ks
Birth Place:	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir State, British India (present-day Jammu and Kashmir, India)
Education:	University of Kashmir (BA) New York University (MBA)

Farooq Kathwari (born 1944), a Kashmiri-American, is currently the Chairman, CEO, and President of Ethan Allen Interiors.^{[1] [2]}

Life

Kathwari emigrated to the United States in 1965. He has been leading Ethan Allen Interiors since 1985, and four years later he formed a group to purchase Ethan Allen from Interco, a conglomerate, and subsequently took the company public. Under Kathwari's leadership, Ethan Allen Interiors has been transformed into a leading manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in the United States.

Personal life

Farooq Kathwari is married to Farida who is also from Kashmir. They have a daughter, Farah, and a son, Omar, and four grandchildren. Farooq Kathwari lives in New Rochelle, NY.

Notes and References

1. News: Ethan Allen's Chief in Fight of His Life. 16 October 2023. dead. The Wall Street Journal. James R. Hagerty. 12 November 2015. 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016014710/https://www.wsj.com/articles/ethan-allens-chief-in-fight-of-his-life-1447184156.
2. Web site: Farooq Kathwari (MBA '68), CEO of Ethan Allen, Joins Professor Michael Posner as Part of the C-Suite Speaker Series. 11 July 2024. 11 July 2024. dead. New York University - Stern Center for Business and Human Rights website. 14 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711223522/https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/event/farooq-kathwari-mba-68-ceo-of-ethan-allen-joins-professor-michael-posner-as-part-of-the-c-suite-speaker-series/.