Ken McCulloch

{{Short description|Scottish hotelier (1948–2024)}}

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| known for = Founder of Malmaison and Dakota Hotels

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Kenneth Wilfred McCulloch (7 November 1948 – 20 November 2024) was a British hotelier, the founder of the hotel chains, Malmaison and Dakota Hotels.

Life and career

McCulloch was born in Glasgow on 7 November 1948.{{cite web |date= |title=Kenneth Wilfred McCulloch - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/ghn0-iAPPzfmct0wVtmbIa4_pFk/appointments |accessdate=19 May 2017 |publisher=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk}}{{cite news |last1=Cameron |first1=Greig |title=Ken McCulloch obituary: Hotelier who founded Malmaison and Dakota |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/ken-mcculloch-obituary-hotelier-who-founded-malmaison-and-dakota-nm8znszxh |access-date=23 November 2024 |work=The Times |date=21 November 2024}} He founded the hotel chains, Malmaison and Dakota Hotels.{{cite web |author=Rebecca Burn-Callander |date=25 June 2016 |title=Ken McCulloch the boutique hotelier looks to expansion |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/06/25/ken-mcculloch-the-boutique-hotelier-looks-to-expansion/ |accessdate=19 May 2017 |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk}}{{cite web |date= |title=The Caterer Interview Ken McCulloch - The Caterer |url=https://www.thecaterer.com/news/hotel/the-caterer-interview-ken-mcculloch |accessdate=13 Oct 2020 |publisher=Thecaterer.com}}{{cite web |author=Cate Devine |date=31 October 2015 |title=Saturday interview: Ken McCulloch (From HeraldScotland) |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13927610.Saturday_interview__Ken_McCulloch/ |accessdate=19 May 2017 |publisher=Heraldscotland.com}} McCulloch died in Glasgow in November 2024, aged 76.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Peter A. |date=2024-11-21 |title=Tributes paid to Scottish hotelier Ken McCulloch |url=https://www.insider.co.uk/news/tributes-paid-scottish-hotelier-ken-34158523 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=businessInsider |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Tributes paid to Scottish hotelier Ken McCulloch |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24741171.dakota-hotels-founder-ken-mcculloch-dies-aged-76/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Herald |language=en}}

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Category:1948 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:British company founders

Category:British hoteliers

Category:Businesspeople from Glasgow

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