{{Short description|Taiwanese entrepreneur}} {{Orphan|date=November 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Steven Pan | native_name = {{nobold|潘思亮}} | native_name_lang = zh-Hant-TW | image = Steven Pan's Profile Photo (cropped).jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age |1963}} | birth_place = Kaohsiung, Taiwan | education = University of California, Berkeley (BS), Columbia University (MBA) | occupation = Business executive, investor | title = Chairman of Silks Hotel Group (1991–present) | spouse = Constance Chiang | children = 3 }}
'''Steven Pan''' (Chinese: 潘思亮; pinyin: Sy Lian Pan) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur, hotel executive, and investor. He is the Chairman of {{Interlanguage link|Silks Hotel Group|zh|晶華國際酒店集團}}, a publicly listed hospitality company based in Taiwan.<ref name="ForbesChairman">{{Cite web |title=Steven Pan & family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/steven-pan/ |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref name="AmChamChairman">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=Meet Steven Pan of the Regent Hotels Group |url=https://topics.amcham.com.tw/2023/07/meet-steven-pan-of-the-regent-hotels-group/ |website=American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham) |language=en-US}}</ref>
A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia Business School, Pan is known for his role in the acquisition and subsequent strategic joint venture related to the Regent Hotels & Resorts brand.<ref name="AmChamChairman"/>
== Early life and education == Pan was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and later pursued his education in the United States. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1986.<ref name="CBSalumni">{{Cite web |title=S. Steven Pan '88 |url=https://business.columbia.edu/board-members/people/s-steven-pan-88 |website=Columbia Business School |language=en}}</ref> He then completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia Business School in 1988.<ref name="CBSalumni"/> Following his graduate studies, he began his career in finance, working in investment and corporate banking at First Boston Corporation in New York before returning to Asia.<ref name="CBSalumni"/>
== Career == In 1991, Pan joined Formosa International Hotels Corporation, the predecessor of Silks Hotel Group, and was appointed its President in 1992. In 2000, he acquired a majority shareholding in the company and became Chairman.<ref name="AmChamChairman"/><ref name="WealthBuyout">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-19 |title=50影響力人物》晶華酒店董事長潘思亮開創飯店經營新思維 |url=https://www.wealth.com.tw/articles/52d6556e-fd5b-44d1-85fa-c01656551733 |website=財訊 (Wealth Magazine) |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>
In 2010, Pan led the acquisition of the Regent Hotels & Resorts brand.<ref name="TTGacq">{{Cite web |last=Hamdi |first=Raini |title=Why Steven Pan sold Regent |url=https://www.ttgasia.com/2018/04/04/why-steven-pan-sold-regent/ |website=TTG Asia |language=en-US}}</ref> The acquisition restored the brand's global management and operational rights to international ownership under the Silks Hotel Group.
In 2018, the Silks Hotel Group formed a strategic joint venture with the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to manage the worldwide expansion of the Regent brand.<ref name="TTGacq"/><ref name="AmChamJV">{{Cite web |date=2018-03-16 |title=Tackling the "Five Shortages" (page 15) |url=https://amcham.com.tw/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/April-2018-Taiwan-Business-TOPICS.pdf |website=American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham) |format=PDF}}</ref>
Silks Hotel Group's portfolio includes the flagship Regent Taipei hotel and the integrated Regent Galleria shopping center. The group also operates other brands such as Silks Place, Wellspring by Silks, Silks X, and Just Sleep.<ref name="AmChamChairman"/><ref name="BCCTbrands">{{Cite web |date=September 2024 |title=PROGRAMME REPORT |url=https://www.bcctaipei.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/BBA%202024%20Report_1.pdf |website=The British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (BCCT) |format=PDF}}</ref>
The group is involved in real estate investment management and Regent-branded residences. They also operate the Silks Palace restaurant at the National Palace Museum in Taipei.<ref name="AmChamChairman"/><ref name="AmChamJul23">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=July 2023 / Vol. 53 / Issue 7 |url=https://amcham.com.tw/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TOPICS-July-2023.pdf |website=American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham) |format=PDF |page=56}}</ref><ref name="TaipeiTravelPalace">{{Cite web |title=Silks Palace at the National Palace Museum |url=https://www.travel.taipei/en/shop/details/3949 |website=Taipei Travel (Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government)}}</ref>
== Publications == Pan has authored two books:<ref name="Book1">{{Cite web |title=晶華菁華：潘思亮從成長到重生的經營抉擇與哲思 |url=https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010926252 |website=博客來 (Books.com.tw) |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref><ref name="Book2">{{Cite web |title=Crisis and Renewal - by S Steven Pan (Hardcover) |url=https://www.target.com/p/crisis-and-renewal-by-s-steven-pan-hardcover/-/A-1006443341 |website=Target |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- align="center" !Year !Title !Publisher !ISBN |- |2022 |''Crystal Essence: Pan Siliang From Growth To Rebirth'' |Global Views - Commonwealth Publishing Group |{{ISBNT|978-986-525-616-6}} ''{{in lang |zh}}'' |- |2025 |''Crisis and Renewal: Reflections on Leadership, Empathy, and Resilience by a Global Entrepreneur from Taiwan'' |Forbes Books |{{ISBNT|979-8-88750-805-4}} ''{{in lang|en}}'' |}
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