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)