Girish Jhunjhnuwala Explained

Girish Jhunjhnuwala
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Alma Mater:University of Southern California
Occupation:Hotelier
Organisation:Ovolo Group
Founder & CEO
Spouse:Sarika Jhunjhnuwala
Children:3

Girish Jhunjhnuwala (born 1963) is an Indian hotelier based in Hong Kong. He is the founder of Ovolo Group, an independent hotel group headquartered in Hong Kong,[1] and the Chairman of Hind Group of Companies.

Biography

Girish Jhunjhnuwala was born in Hong Kong in 1963.[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 managing his family's OEM watch business under the Hind Group of companies in Hong Kong.[4] [5] He set up watch factories across the Chinese border until 1998.[6] In 2002, he sold the business and ventured into property development when, while searching for a venue for his wife's restaurant, he acquired a building on Arbuthnot Road near Hong Kong's Central district.[7] This building was developed into the first Ovolo serviced apartment.[8] In 2010, he shifted Ovolo Group to hotels. As of now, Ovolo Group operates 13 properties across Hong Kong, Australia, and Bali in Indonesia.[9]

!Property!Location!Quantity
Hotel, apartments and/or mixed useHong Kong4[10]
Hotel, apartments and/or mixed useAustralia8
Hotel, apartments and/or mixed useBali1[11]

Personal life

Jhunjhnuwala is married to Sarika Jhunjhnuwala, a restaurateur. Together, the couple have three children.[12]

Awards

External links

Ovolo Group Official website

Notes and References

  1. News: Sabharwal . Punita . Disruption through Design: How Girish Jhunjhnuwala's Ovolo is Reinventing the Hotel Experience . September 18, 2018 . Entrepreneur India.
  2. Web site: Innovation Pays . Hong Kong Means Business . en . 1 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Profile . www.bloomberg.com.
  4. News: Wong . Kelis . Home Free . 19 February 2016 . . The Standard Newspaper Publishing Ltd.
  5. Web site: Girish Jhunjhnuwala: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg . www.bloomberg.com.
  6. News: Pao . Jeff . HK-born Indian entrepreneur builds hotel empire with a bold bet . January 7, 2016 . Hong Kong Economic Journal Company Limited . EJ Insight.
  7. Web site: Tam. Luisa. Daredevil Follows His Dreams . South China Morning Post . 2 April 2011 . en.
  8. Web site: McMillan . Alex Frew . Success of Serviced Apartments Continues to Increase . The New York Times . 23 September 2010.
  9. Web site: 8 March 2021. Dash Living Collaborates With Ovolo Hotels To Launch Two New Generation of Serviced Rental Solutions In Hong Kong. HR Asia. en.
  10. Web site: Hess . Danielle . Ovolo looks to move outside Hong Kong, Australia . Hotel News Now . Smith Travel Research (STR) . 19 March 2019.
  11. Web site: 2020-11-12. MAMAKA by Ovolo Opens in Kuta, Giving the Area a Fresh and Modern Revamp. 2021-03-29. NOW! Bali. en-US.
  12. News: Gluckman . Ron . Life After Wristwatches: Two Brothers Run Rival Hotel Chains Under the Same Corporate Umbrella . November 11, 2018 . Forbes.
  13. Web site: EY Entrepreneur Of The Year China 2016 Services Category Winner . Ernst & Young.
  14. Web site: 2018-09-10. 2018 HM Awards Winners. 2021-03-29. HM Awards. en-AU.

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