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Adam Kamani
BornJune 5 1989
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCEO Kamani Property Group and KM Capital, Co-founder PrettyLittleThing,

Adam Kamani is a British businessman. He is the CEO of Kamani Property Group and KM Capital as well as a co-founder of PrettyLittleThing.[1][2]

Family background

Adam’s grandfather Abdullah Kamani left Kenya in the 1960s and moved to the UK with his wife and four children.[3] He began his business empire by selling handkerchiefs and towels from a market stall. Adam’s father Mahmud developed a textile company which went on to supply New Look and Primark.[4] He created Boohoo, a fashion business in 2006 which became the foundation for Adam's interest in the business world.[5]

Early life and education

Adam Kamani grew up in Chorlton, Manchester and attended Wilmslow High School. He later studied International Hospitality Business at Sheffield Hallam University but he moved to Miami before completing the course.

Career

Adam started his business career by working for the family business Boohoo in 2006.[6] In 2012, Adam and his brother Umar, launched a business firm known as Pretty Little Thing with focus on the fashion accessories market.[7] The fashion business attracted the likes of Kylie Jenner, Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, Nicki Minaj and other celebrities.[8] Pretty Little Thing was later purchased by Boohoo in December 2016.[9]

Kamani also founded Kamani Property Group in New York with focus on the property market there.[10] He became the CEO of the company in 2016.[10] In 2017, Kamani founded KM Capital, a funding platform that aims to support young, dynamic businesses with a key focus on tech start-ups.[11][12]

Awards

On April 19 2018 Adam was named as the Young Property Professional Of The Year at the North-West Business Insider Young Professional Awards with the Manchester based panel of judges saying he was ‘the person most likely to really change the city.[13]

Philanthropy

In 2018 Kamani ran a social media competition to give away a £20,000 home makeover which had more than 2,000 entries.[14] The prize was won by a man who was forced to live in a bungalow after he had had an operation to remove a tumour from his spine.[14]

Personal life

Kamani got married to Charlotte McHale on 3rd of September 2017

See also

References

  1. ^ Hill, Megan (10 July 2017). "Meet the Boohoo billionaires who turned a market stall into a $4.4 billion fashion empire". news.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Partington, Samantha (24 May 2018). "Kamani fashions new Manchester resi trend". propertyweek.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Wyat, Lucy RoueTim (6 May 2018). "Immigrants from Kenya to billionaire businessmen in two generations: the Manchester family behind Boohoo empire open up". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "THE RISE AND RISE OF THE KAMANI FAMILY". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Roue, Lucy. "The rags to riches story of Manchester's billionaire Boohoo family". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Businessman is plotting next stage of family empire". thebusinessdesk.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Wood, Zoe (14 December 2016). "Boohoo spends £3.3m on cofounder's sons' company". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Wood, Zoe. "Big Interview: Umar Kamani, Founder & CEO, PrettyLittleThing". retailgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Boohoo determined not to be another fashion sob story". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b "EMPIRE OF THE SON". insidermedia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ King, Ray (14 September 2018). "12 Questions for Manchester Bees: Adam Kamani, property tycoon and fashion label founder". ilovemanchester.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Ord, Matthew (14 September 2018). "KAMANI CAPITAL BACKS LONDON START-UP". insidermedia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "NORTH WEST'S YOUNG TALENT CELEBRATED AT INSIDER AWARDS". insidermedia.com. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Katie (9 October 2018). "Adam Thomas and billionaire heir Adam Kamani help transform the lives of couple who have been through "hell and back"". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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