Our People

Tony Matharu

Patron
Tony Matharu

Tony is the founder and Chairman of Integrity International Group and Blue Orchid Hotels.

Tony combines his passion for hospitality with philanthropy, sport and community engagement; acting as founder and Chairman of Integrity International Trust – building brighter futures for the most vulnerable; as London City Chairman of the Lord’s Taverner’s – “giving young people a sporting chance”; as Vice President and Patron of the Oracle HNCUK; and as founding Director of Central London Alliance (CIC) assisting London’s businesses and Londoners to recover post COVID-19. A supporter of the Arts, Sport & Culture, Tony is a Patron of an award-winning London film festival. Tony also holds a number of board and other positions in the Arts, charitable sector, and sport; particularly cricket and hockey, and he continues to play at representative and international levels.

A recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Letters and a Fellow of ESCP Europe Business School, Tony is a regular adviser and commentator on entrepreneurship, hospitality and philanthropy. He is a Board Member of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Director of Central District Alliance (Business Improvement District), is Chairman of the Asian Business Association and a Freeman of the Company of Entrepreneurs.

International Businessman of the Year (2022), Industry Hero (2021), Hotelier of the Year (2013)