Visionary Jack Penrod, Nikki Beach Founder passes away

After a heroic fight with cancer, Jack Penrod, founder of Nikki Beach Hospitality Group, has passed away on Monday, 3 February 2025. Penrod started his career with McDonald's Restaurant Corporation in 1969 as a line cook and eventually became the largest franchise owner of the McDonald's brand Restaurant in the Florida (with 16 Restaurants). Eventually, he launched Penrod's Beach Club in South Beach, helping to transform the area from a quiet retirement community into a vibrant tourist destination (1988). NOTE: Penrod's Beach Club opened its doors of a $4 million entertainment complex at One Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. 

Later on, Nikki Beach was added to the equation expanding business into a luxury lifestyle brand across the world, with locations including Thailand, Bali, Indonesia; Miami Beach, Florida; Barbados; St. Barth, French West Indies; Marbella, Spain; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; and Marrakech, Morocco.

“His boundless enthusiasm for life and business left a lasting impression on everyone he encountered.” reads the release.

Mirella Afonso

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