Raj Kumar Jatia
Chairman
Mr Raj Kumar Subhkaran Jatia was born in Rangoon, Burma (Now Myanmar).
He started his career in the family textile business and grew the business to Japan,
Hong Kong and Nepal. He later returned to India to expand his operations to the
ceramics and safety match industries. Mr Jatia acquired India's largest safety match
company WIMCO and turned this failing company into a success.
Mr Jatia ventured into the hospitality field In the 1980s during the Asian Games,
establishing India's first Hyatt Regency Hotel and thereafter constructed three
more hotels in Mumbai, Kolkata and Pune which are operating under the Hyatt Regency
brand.
Mr Jatia built India's first Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai in 2008. This property
continues to be a Landmark in Mumbai.
Mr Jatia has a passion for construction, technology & innovation in development.