Sharan Pasricha
| Sharan Pasricha | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 19 October 1980 |
| Residence | England |
| Alma mater |
Doon School London Business School |
| Website |
ennismore |
Sharan Pasricha is an Indian entrepreneur based in England. He is most known for founding Ennismore and for the acquisition and growth of The Hoxton and Gleneagles.[1]
Early life and education
Pasricha was educated at the Doon School in India. He then completed an Accounting & Finance degree from Regent's College and subsequently an MBA from London Business School.[2]
Career
Whilst at Regent's College, Pasricha founded RUSH! Media, a venture capital backed Media & Marketing agency based in London.[3] He spent three years running the business before being asked to return to India to take over his uncle's loss-making leather manufacturing business. He spent 3 years as a turnaround CEO in New Delhi and returned the business to profit in 18 months. In 2009, he married Eiesha Bharti and returned to England. The same year, he undertook an MBA at London Business School, while working at a private equity investment firm, Better Capital.[2]
Upon completing his MBA in 2011, Pasricha founded Ennismore backed by a group of investors and tried to acquire Soho House with the help of its founder Nick Jones.[4] A year later, Ennismore acquired the Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch. In November 2012, Ennismore acquired an office building in Holborn which would later become The Hoxton, Holborn.[5] The following year Pasricha launched The Hoxton, Amsterdam. Ennismore has further acquired sites for The Hoxton in Paris, Williamsburg, Southwark and Los Angeles.[6][7]
In the summer of 2015, Pasricha acquired the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire which was owned by drinks company Diageo.[8] Pasricha occasionally speaks at hospitality industry conferences.[9]
Personal life
Pasricha lives in London with his wife, Eiesha Bharti Pasricha, and their two children.[2] Sharan's father-in-law is Sunil Mittal and Kavin Bharti Mittal, the founder and CEO of hike Messenger is his brother-in-law.[10]
References
- ↑ "Not quite Hoxton, but Gleneagles is just the start for trendy hotelier". The Times.
- 1 2 3 "'Work is all I have ever done,' says Hoxton Holborn hotelier". The Standard.
- ↑ "27th European Hotel Investment Conference". Deloitte.
- ↑ "Business big shot: Sharan Pasricha". The Sunday Times.
- ↑ "Rembrandt adds colour to Hoxton hotel owner". The Times.
- ↑ "Hoxton group to open a third London hotel in Southwark".
- ↑ "Bargain businesses thrive in hard times". The Financial Times.
- ↑ "New Gleneagles Hotel owner Sharan Pasricha pledges to keep existing management". Press And Journal.
- ↑ "The Caterer interview: Sharan Pasricha". The Caterer.
- ↑ "Fashion's fairy godparents". Financial Times.