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Adam Kamani

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Adam Kamani
Born5 June 1989 (1989-06-05) (age 35)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of PrettyLittleThing
CEO of Kamani Property Group
ParentMahmud Kamani
RelativesUmar 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.[4] He went on to study international hospitality business at Sheffield Hallam University, but left after moving abroad.[4] 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.[4][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Adam Mahmud KAMANI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Partington, Samantha (24 May 2018). "Kamani fashions new Manchester resi trend". propertyweek.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Roue, Lucy. "The rags to riches story of Manchester's billionaire Boohoo family". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Wood, Zoe (14 December 2016). "Boohoo spends £3.3m on cofounder's sons' company". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Boohoo determined not to be another fashion sob story". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.