Sant Singh Chatwal
| Sant Singh Chatwal | |
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| File:Sant Singh Chatwal.jpg | |
| Residence | New York, United States[1][2] |
| Nationality | American[3] |
| Occupation | Chairman Hampshire Hotels Management, LLC |
Sant Singh Chatwal is an Indian-American businessman, owner of the Bombay Palace chain of restaurants and Hampshire Hotels & Resorts.[4] He is the father of socialite Vikram Chatwal and Vivek Chatwal.[5]
Biography
Chatwal was born in India, the third of eight children. He became a United States citizen in 1994.[6]
Chatwal stepped down as CEO of Hampshire Hotels Management in April 2014. He remains the chairman.[7][8]
In 2001, Chatwal became a founder trustee of the American India Foundation (AIF). He is a trustee of the William J. Clinton Foundation.[9][10][11] Chatwal is a past president of International Punjabi Society (IPS) New York.[12]
Chatwal has long been friends with Bill and Hillary Clinton.[13]
He resides in a 45th-floor penthouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[14]
Honors and awards
Chatwal was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Indian President Pratibha Patil on January 26, 2010. This led to a public controversy based on allegations of malfeasance leveled against Chatwal.[15] The Government of India has since upheld its award decision.[16]
In November 2013, The Economic Times named Chatwal the 19th most powerful, influential and contemporary Sikh in the world.[17]
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Survivor Stands on Verge of a Grand New Expansion by Kris Hudson, The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010
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- ↑ [3]
- ↑ Survivor Stands on Verge of a Grand New Expansion by Kris Hudson, The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010
- ↑ Sant Singh Chatwal-led Hampshire Hotels appoints new CEO, Economic Times (India), April 16, 2014
- ↑ Luxury Hotel Company | Leadership Team | Hampshire Hotels
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ Sant S. Chatwal | APAICS
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ Sant S. Chatwal | APAICS
- ↑ When Controversy Follows Cash by John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post, September 3, 2007
- ↑ Survivor Stands on Verge of a Grand New Expansion by Kris Hudson, The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010
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- ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manmohan-singh-ranked-worlds-most-powerful-sikh/articleshow/25550079.cms
