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. He acquired India's largest safety match company WIMCO and turned this failing company into a success.
Mr. Jatia then ventured into the hospitality field in the 1980s, during the Asian Games, establishing India's first Hyatt Regency Hotel. He thereafter constructed three more hotels in Mumbai, Kolkata and Pune which operate 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 hospitality location in Mumbai.
Mr. Jatia has a passion for construction, technology & innovation in development.