Mimran family net worth
Jean Claude Mimran
French businessman
Jean Claude Mimran | |
|---|---|
| Born | (age&#;79&#;80) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known&#;for | "The Sugar King of Africa" |
| Spouse | 2 |
| Children | 5, including David Mimran |
| Parent | Jacques Mimran |
| Relatives | Julie Ordon (daughter-in-law) |
Jean Claude Mimran (born ) is a French businessman with extensive agricultural interests in Senegal, and banking and industrial investments.
He is the president of The Mimran Group.[1] Mimran has two brothers, Robert and Patrick.[2] The Swiss business magazine BILANZ has listed Mimran as one of the richest people in Switzerland, with a wealth of CHF 2 billion.[3]
Early life
Mimran was born in , one of three sons of Jacques Mimran, a Sephardic Jew from Morocco.
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Business career
Mimran's father died in , and the family invested in sugarcane, which provided the basis for their future wealth.[3] Mimran now runs the Mimran Group with his brothers.
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In September Mimran and his brothers were listed by Fortune as being based in Geneva, Switzerland, and having a combined wealth of $ billion.
Fortune listed their wealth as having derived from "Sugar and flour production, animal feed, plastic extrusion, banking, real estate".[5] Mimran owns 15 cars and is a collector of impressionist and post-impressionist art.[3]
In January Mimran and his brother Patrick bought the assets of the Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini for $3 million.[6] Lamborghini was sold to Chrysler Corporation in
Senegal
Mimran has been nicknamed "The Sugar King of Africa", and through the Mimran Group, is the largest flour miller and alcohol distiller in the west African region.
He also has interests in raw materials handling and shipping.[7] The Mimran Group is based in Monaco. It is the largest employer in Senegal after the country's government.[4][8]
Mimran is the owner of the Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise (CSS) who cultivate 8, hectares of sugarcane in Senegal, and have more than 5, employees during harvest time.
Mimran biography He is most widely known for Lamborghini's turn-around in the early s and his art exhibit, "The Billboard Project". The brothers had purchased the company out of receivership by and began investing heavily in the company's expansion, developing a comprehensive restructuring program. Under the Mimrans' management, Lamborghini's model line was expanded from the Countach to include the Jalpa sports car and the LM off-road vehicle. After years as a successful businessman, Mimran turned to art. Mimran's artwork has ranged through media including painting , photography , video art , sculpture , and installations.The operations of CSS expanded the population of the Senegalese town of Richard Toll from 2, to over 60, inhabitants.[3]
Gstaad
Mimran is the majority owner of the Alpina Gstaad, a luxury hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, that opened in December The room hotel cost $ million to build, an average cost of $5 million per room.
The building of the hotel was completed without any debt, having been funded by the construction of chalets and apartments on the site.[7] It was the first luxury hotel to open in Gstaad for years.[4] The minority partner in the hotel is a Swiss businessman, Marcel Bach. In , with the British businessman and Formula One Executive Bernie Ecclestone, Mimran and Bach bought ski lifts and the rights to Glacier , a nearby skiing area in Gstaad's neighbouring Les Diablerets district.[9][10]
Personal life
Mimran has 5 children with his two wives, including sons David and Nachson.
David's first wife Lucy is a former fashion model, and his second wife is the Swiss model Julie Ordon.[11]David Mimran is a film producer and founder of Mimran Schur Pictures. He has produced a number of films including Warrior, Stone, Pawn Shop Chronicles, and others. In , David Mimran became the CEO of his family's Mimran Group, and the primary stakeholder in Canada's Teranga Gold.[12][13]