Sharan Pasricha

Sharan Pasricha is an Indian born entrepreneur based in London, England. He is most known for founding Ennismore, a global hospitality developer and operator and for the acquisition and growth of The Hoxton and Gleneagles.[2]

Sharan Pasricha
Born (1980-10-19) 19 October 1980
Alma materDoon School
London Business School
OccupationFounder & CEO, Ennismore
Net worthGBP £298 Million (2019) [1]
Websiteennismore.com

Ennismore was ranked #30 in Britain's fastest growing private companies in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 [3] and is included in the Financial Times’ FT1000: Europe's fastest growing companies.[4]

Early life and education

Pasricha was educated at the Doon School in India and Millfield School in Somerset.[5] He then completed an Accounting & Finance degree from Regent's College and subsequently an MBA from London Business School where he was awarded the Alumni GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) by the Dean in 2018.[6][7]

Career

While at Regent's College, Pasricha founded RUSH! Media, a venture capital backed Media & Marketing agency based in London.[8] He spent three years running the business after leaving university in London before returning to India to  run his uncle's leather manufacturing business. He spent 3 years as a turnaround CEO in New Delhi and returned the business to profit in 18 months.[9]

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.[6]

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.[10][11] A year later, Ennismore acquired the Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch.[2] In November 2012, Ennismore acquired an office building in Holborn which would later become The Hoxton, Holborn. The following year Pasricha launched The Hoxton, Amsterdam.[12] In 2017, The Hoxton, Paris opened following a 4-year restoration of an 18th-century hôtel particulier, designated a 'monument historique' by the French state.[13] It opened its first US location with The Hoxton, Williamsburg in 2018, followed shortly by The Hoxton, Portland. The Hoxton, Chicago is due to open April 2019, followed by The Hoxton, Downtown LA and The Hoxton, Southwark later in the year.[14]

Ennismore has further acquired sites for The Hoxton in Shepherd's Bush and San Francisco.[15]

In the summer of 2015, Pasricha acquired the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire which was owned by drinks company Diageo.[16] Since 2016, the hotel has undergone over 12 major renovation projects including The Century Bar; The American Bar; The Birnam Brasserie; Dormy Restaurant and Auchterarder 70; Ochil House; Bob & Cloche; and Little Glen & The Den. [17] The refurbishment programme has been attributed to a jump in revenues and operating profits to more than £1 million per week during 2018.[18] Gleneagles has won a number of awards.[19][20]

Pasricha occasionally speaks at entrepreneurial and hospitality industry conferences.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] In 2018, he appeared in The Caterer Top 100, placing #68 overall and #14 among hoteliers.[27] He also featured in Conde Nast Traveller’s ‘48 People Changing The Way We Travel’.[28] In 2019, he was named as one of the 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury.[29]

Personal life

Pasricha lives in London with his wife, Eiesha Bharti Pasricha, and their two children.[6] Sharan's father-in-law is Sunil Mittal founder and CEO of Bharti Airtel and Kavin Bharti Mittal, the founder and CEO of hike Messenger is his brother-in-law.[30]

References
  1. The Sunday Times Rich List 2019 (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-2019-profiles-403-450-damien-hirst-bfn5b83gh}
  2. Turner, Sarah. "An Interview With Sharan Pasricha Of Hoxton Hotels And Gleneagles". Forbes. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. Sunday Times Fast Track 100 | https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/league-tables/fast-track-100/league-table/
  4. Financial Times’ FT1000 | https://www.ft.com/content/cf0c5fce-3112-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1498
  5. Walsh, Dominic (12 January 2019). "'Gleneagles is a sleeping giant. We'll make it the best hotel in the world'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. "'Work is all I have ever done,' says Hoxton Holborn hotelier". The Standard.
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  8. "27th European Hotel Investment Conference". Deloitte.
  9. Bearne, Suzanne (29 April 2019). "I used to sell my packed lunch to my schoolmates". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  11. Reoch, Paul. "Luxury makeover for Perthshire B&B". The Courier.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  12. "Rembrandt adds colour to Hoxton hotel owner". The Times.
  13. "Is this the coolest hotel in Paris? Inside the new Hoxton". The Telegraph.
  14. "About The Hoxton - Our Story". thehoxton.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  15. "Ennismore eyes potential $1 billion investment". Boutique Hotel News. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  16. "New Gleneagles Hotel owner Sharan Pasricha pledges to keep existing management". Press And Journal.
  17. "Ennismore | Developer of unique hospitality properties and experiences around the world". Ennismore. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  18. "Gleneagles Hotel rakes in £1m a week as sales jump". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  19. Welsh, Susan. "Glorious Gleneagles: A taste of luxury at Scotland's most famous hotel". Press and Journal. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  20. Duncanson, Hilary (3 January 2018). "Hotel and museum win travel awards". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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  22. "IOD Annual Conference Scotland". IOD Scotland.
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  26. "Entrepreneurial Scotland Annual Conference". Entrepreneurial Scotland.
  27. "Top 100: Sharan Pasricha, Ennismore". The Caterer. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  28. "The 48 people changing the way we travel". CN Traveller. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  29. "The Power List | Entrepreneurs | Sharan Pasricha, Founder & CEO, Ennismore". Walpole. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  30. "Fashion's fairy godparents". Financial Times.
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