Farooq Kathwari
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| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir State, British India (present-day Indian Administered Kashmir |
| Education | University of Kashmir (BA) New York University (MBA) |
Farooq Kathwari (born 1944), is a Kashmiri-American businessman and philanthropist who is the Chairman, CEO, and President of Ethan Allen Interiors.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Kathwari emigrated to the United States in 1965. He has been leading Ethan Allen Interiors since 1985, and four years later he formed a group to purchase Ethan Allen from Interco, a conglomerate, and subsequently took the company public. Under Kathwari's leadership, Ethan Allen Interiors has been transformed into a leading manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in the United States.
Personal life
[edit]Farooq Kathwari is married to Farida who is also from Kashmir. They have 2 sons, one of whom was killed while visiting Jalalabad, Afghanistan during the Afghan Civil War, and a daughter.[3] [4][5]They lives in New Rochelle, New York. He also owns a fruit farm in Columbia County, New York.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ James R. Hagerty (12 November 2015). "Ethan Allen's Chief in Fight of His Life". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Farooq Kathwari (MBA '68), CEO of Ethan Allen, Joins Professor Michael Posner as Part of the C-Suite Speaker Series". New York University - Stern Center for Business and Human Rights website. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ https://asiasociety.org/texas/ethan-allen-ceo-farooq-kathwari-shares-remarkable-personal-journey-discusses-business-and-community
- ^ https://asiasociety.org/texas/ethan-allen-ceo-farooq-kathwari-shares-remarkable-personal-journey-discusses-business-and-community
- ^ https://kashmirlife.net/heard-in-the-high-offices-946/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/business/farooq-kathwari-classic-american-design-and-a-classic-american-success-story.html