Background
Jhunjhnuwala was born in Hong Kong in 1963.
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Girish Jhunjhnuwala
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In 1984, he graduated from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
Career
Ovolo Group owns and operates a collection of nine hotels (five in Hong Kong and four in Australia). Jhunjhnuwala began his career managing his family’s Original Equipment Manufacturer watch business under the Hind Group in Hong Kong. In 2002, he sold the business and ventured into property development after acquiring an office complex in Hong Kong’s Central business district.
Girish decided to develop this building into the first Ovolo serviced apartment.
After proving the concept, Jhunjhnuwala acquired more properties and continued expanding the Ovolo Hotels brand. In 2011, Ovolo transitioned its business away from serviced apartments into hotels.
In fall 2012, Ovolo opened its first overseas hotel in Melbourne, Australia and has since acquired a further three properties in the country. The Group now plans to expand further in Australia in the coming years.
Philanthropy and community service not only ground Girish but are the foundations of the Ovolo Group.
Throughout the company’s history, Ovolo made numerous strides to volunteer across a range of community activities to help the disadvantaged and sponsor events that are for the better of society. Girish himself has been recognized as a community leader for his efforts with acclamation"s from such organisations as the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Hong Kong Management Association and much more.
