{{Short description|Indian-born Dutch businessman (born 1949)}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Rattan Chadha | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Kul Rattan Chadha | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|08|06|df=yes}} | birth_place = Delhi, India | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | education = | alma_mater = Sherwood College | occupation = Businessman | known_for = Founding Mexx and CitizenM | spouse = | parents = | children = Robin, Natascha, Noreen | relatives = | website = }}
'''Rattan Chadha''' (Hindi: रतन चड्ढा) is an Indian-born Dutch businessman who founded Mexx and served as its chief executive officer (CEO) until 2004 when he sold the company.<ref>https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1514511/rattan-chadha-is-de-ongelukkigste-man-die-alles-heeft</ref> Later, he founded private equity company KRC Capital B.V. to invest in hotels, real estate and leisure. He is also the founder of a capsule-like hotel chain, citizenM.<ref>https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/rattan-chadha-geeft-gas-met-hotel-citizenm~b58c0a1b/</ref> He is also the owner of the Royal Mougins Golf Resort in Mougins, France.
== Awards and recognition == In 2000 he was knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands as a "Ridder" for his entrepreneurial success and his various philanthropic activities.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}
In 2004 he won the "Grand Seigneur" award of the Netherlands – the highest award in the country for excellence in branding and lifestyle marketing.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}
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