Surinder Arora was born on September 1958 and is a British billionaire businessman of Indian descent in the hotel sector.
11 Facts About Surinder Arora
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Surinder Arora was left with an aunt and uncle whom he believed to be his parents until he re-joined his real parents in the UK at the age of thirteen.
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Surinder Arora's family had a strong work ethic and he has described his mother as being very ambitious for him.
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In 1988, Surinder Arora became a salesman for the Abbey Life insurance company, becoming a sales manager and achieving a rating as the company's second-best salesman after one year.
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In 2004 Surinder Arora won the franchise for the Accor Sofitel brand and bought the 500-bedroom Le Meridien London Gatwick hotel to rebrand as the Sofitel London Gatwick.
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Today Surinder Arora owns hotels that provide a total of over 5500 bedrooms including franchises from Hilton and Holiday Inn.
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Surinder Arora refers to members of his business as "like family".
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Surinder Arora was a public supporter of the Labour Party under Tony Blair, though he opposed the 2003 Iraq War.
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Surinder Arora is currently a member of the New Enterprise Council, a group of entrepreneurs that advises the Conservative Party on business policy.
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Surinder Arora is a member of the London Skills And Employment Board, and deputy chairman of Wentworth Golf Club.
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Surinder Arora is married to Sunita Surinder Arora with three children, and lives in Wentworth, UK.