Adam Kamani Explained

Adam Kamani
Nationality:British
Occupation:Businessman
Known For:Co-founder of PrettyLittleThing
CEO of Kamani Property Group
Parents:Mahmud Kamani
Relatives:Umar Kamani (brother)

Adam Kamani (born June 1989)[1] is an English businessman. He is chief executive of the Kamani Property Group and KM Capital, and co-founder of PrettyLittleThing.[2] [3]

Kamani grew up in Chorlton.[4] Kamani's grandfather, Abdullah Kamani, left Kenya in the 1960s and moved to the UK with his wife and four children.[5] He studied at Cheadle Hulme school and Wilmslow High School. He went on to study international hospitality business at Sheffield Hallam University, but left after moving abroad. In 2012, Kamani co-founded Pretty Little Thing with his brother Umar Kamani which focused on the fashion accessories market.[6] In 2017, Boohoo bought a majority stake in the business.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam Mahmud KAMANI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. 2021-11-24. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. en.
  2. News: Hill . Megan . Meet the Boohoo billionaires who turned a market stall into a $4.4 billion fashion empire . news.com.au. 10 July 2017 . 25 January 2019.
  3. News: Partington . Samantha . Kamani fashions new Manchester resi trend . propertyweek.com. 24 May 2018 . 25 January 2019.
  4. News: Roue. Lucy. The rags to riches story of Manchester's billionaire Boohoo family. manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 25 January 2019.
  5. News: Wyat . Lucy RoueTim . Immigrants from Kenya to billionaire businessmen in two generations: the Manchester family behind Boohoo empire open up . mirror.co.uk. 6 May 2018 . 25 January 2019.
  6. News: Wood . Zoe . Boohoo spends £3.3m on cofounder's sons' company. theguardian.com. 14 December 2016 . 25 January 2019.
  7. News: Boohoo determined not to be another fashion sob story. theguardian.com. 25 January 2019.