Our Company
Executive Team
Jugal Kishore Purohit
As the CEO, President and Chairman of Purohit Holdings, Inc., Mr. Jugal Kishore Purohit serves as Purohit Holdings' leader in assuring the company's strong commitment to the cities in which the organization invests. A graduate of the YMCA Institute of Technology, near New Delhi, India with Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mr.Purohit immigrated to the United States in 1983 after a successful tenure with Alcobex Metals, a leading brass and copper product manufacturer in India with annual sales exceeding $40 million . He launched his career in the United States as a mechanical engineer and plant manager for Air Balance Inc., a producer of electric fire dampers near Augusta, Georgia, where he supervised a team of over 200 employees and an annual turnover of approximately $20 million.
Mr. Purohit continued this job for many years until his entrepreneurial spirit and desire for financial independence inspired him to apply his high quality standards to mastering performance in the hotel industry. In the early 1990's, Mr. Purohit formed a predecessor to Purohit Holdings to serve as a value driving hospitality investment, operating, and development organization to invest family capital in the lodging industry. Since that time, Mr. Purohit has owned, developed, and operated over 35 hotels worth almost $100 million. Mr. Purohit believes Purohit Holdings' success is predicated upon team members being united around our quality mission. To that end, Mr. Purohit believes that Purohit Holdings must continue to ensure the company provides performance incentives and personal growth opportunities for team members because loyal team members enable loyal guests.
Chandra Kala Purohit
As the Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Purohit Holdings, Mrs. Chandra Kala Purohit serves as Purohit Holdings' principal in charge of the day to day hotel operations and assures the company maintains its strong commitment to providing our guest with a comfortable and satisfactory experience. Mrs. Purohit is a graduate of New Delhi University where she received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Industrial Psychology. Prior to joining Purohit Holdings, Mrs. Purohit was a homemaker who raised her two sons. Since the formation of the predecessor to Purohit Holdings, Mrs. Purohit has served an invaluable role in directing the results and guidance of the increasing hotel portfolio, as well as actively seeking out new opportunities for the company to provide value-added services.
Jasmine Shah
Director of Operations
Jasmine serves as Purohit Holding, Inc.'s Director of Operations. She has accumulated 8 years of experience with franchised hotels and is responsible for creating and sustaining a memorable hotel experience driven by flawless delivery of service and a consistently superior room product. She directs and administers hotel operations ensuring first class service and accommodations. She also establishes and implements maintenance and prototype standards and procedures to ensure the highest level of guest service. Her duties include preparing ongoing detailed management and operational analysis as well as overseeing and ensuring operational functions and proper staffing, including employee retention. She is also responsible for developing and implementing each hotel or property's capital improvement plan. Jasmine has completed and obtained General Manager Certification from Wyndham Hotels, Carlson Hotels & Resorts, Best Western International as well as the Owner/ General Manager Certification from Intercontinental Hotel Group. Recently, she has been certified to manage the proposed Four Points by Sheraton by Starwood Hotels. Jasmine has a Bachelors in Science from Mumbai University, a Bachelors in Computer Information Systems from Golden Gate University, San Francisco and a Masters in Business Administration from Augusta State University.
