# Steven Pan

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{{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](/source/Kaohsiung), [Taiwan](/source/Republic_of_China)
| education          = [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley) (BS), [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) (MBA)
| occupation         = [Business executive](/source/Business_executive), [investor](/source/investor)
| title              = Chairman of Silks Hotel Group (1991–present)
| spouse             = Constance Chiang
| children           = 3
}}

'''Steven Pan''' (Chinese: 潘思亮; [pinyin](/source/pinyin): Sy Lian Pan) is a Taiwanese [entrepreneur](/source/Entrepreneurship), hotel executive, and [investor](/source/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](/source/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](/source/American_Chamber_of_Commerce_in_Taiwan) (AmCham) |language=en-US}}</ref>

A graduate of the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley), and [Columbia Business School](/source/Columbia_Business_School), Pan is known for his role in the acquisition and subsequent strategic joint venture related to the [Regent Hotels & Resorts](/source/Regent_Hotels_%26_Resorts) brand.<ref name="AmChamChairman"/>

== Early life and education ==
Pan was born in [Kaohsiung](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Regent_Hotels_%26_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](/source/IHG_Hotels_%26_Resorts) ([IHG](/source/%3Azh%3AIHG)) 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](/source/American_Chamber_of_Commerce_in_Taiwan) (AmCham) |format=PDF}}</ref>

Silks Hotel Group's portfolio includes the flagship [Regent Taipei](/source/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](/source/National_Palace_Museum) in [Taipei](/source/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](/source/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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