Ricky Kapoor is the UK Managing Director of Palm Holdings (visit www.palmholdings.co.uk ) which is an established and successful family-owned group of companies within the hospitality and real estate sectors built on heritage and community values. The group has hotels in the UK, US and Canada. The group has grown by acquiring under performing assets and investing and repositioning them providing creative, innovative and sustainable solutions which forges long term value for staff, guests, members of the community and partners.

Ricky has strong operational, commercial and financial management experience. He has also over the years been involved in a number of charities in helping raise funds for many great causes. He has recently become a Trustee of Binti (visit www.bintiperiod.org )having supported them for a number of years which helps  eliminate the stigma attached to menstruation helping provide girls and women with menstrual dignity. This means facilitating access to pads to ensure menstrual health, providing education and awareness and dispelling stigma, taboos and myths and negative perceptions around menstruation.