Sant Singh Chatwal

Sant Singh Chatwal
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

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  3. ↑ Survivor Stands on Verge of a Grand New Expansion by Kris Hudson, The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010
  4. ↑ "Why is Sant Singh Chatwal famous?". The Financial Express. February 27, 2005. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Survivor Stands on Verge of a Grand New Expansion by Kris Hudson, The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010
  7. ↑ Sant Singh Chatwal-led Hampshire Hotels appoints new CEO, Economic Times (India), April 16, 2014
  8. ↑ Luxury Hotel Company | Leadership Team | Hampshire Hotels
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Sant S. Chatwal | APAICS
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  12. ↑ Sant S. Chatwal | APAICS
  13. ↑ When Controversy Follows Cash by John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post, September 3, 2007
  14. ↑ Survivor Stands on Verge of a Grand New Expansion by Kris Hudson, The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010
  15. ↑ "Centre trying to ascertain facts in award for Chatwal case". DNA. February 6, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Govt. defends Padma Bhushan to Sant Singh Chatwal". NetIndian. January 27, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  17. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manmohan-singh-ranked-worlds-most-powerful-sikh/articleshow/25550079.cms
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