Samir Mane
| Samir Mane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 1967 Korçë, Albania |
| Nationality |
 Albanian
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| Known for |
Balfin Group Mane TCI QTU Tirana East Gate Tirana Logistic Park |
| Children | 4 |
Samir Mane is one of the most successful and influential Albanian entrepreneurs. He is president and owner of BALFIN Group, which is among the largest private investment groups in Albania and South-east Europe. The Group`s investment portfolio embraces activities of real estate development, retail sales, commercial and industrial space management\ services, mining and metallurgy industry, customer financing, est. Actually part of BALFIN Group are more than 18 companies; geographically the Group is present in 7 countries, employing more than 3,000 people.
That makes Mane not only one of the most influential businessmen in Western Balkans but a story of success for Albania.
Mane was born in the southern Albanian city of Korça on 24 December 1967. He was a student of the Faculty of Geology and Mining at Tirana University when the communist system in Albania collapsed. In this new social, economical and political situation he emigrated in Austria looking for a better life. Mane started working as a translator, helping himself to create contacts with the business world too. Whilst living in Austria in 1993, he spotted the opportunity to start business with electronic products and home appliances in Albania. In 2008 he was included in the Financial Times top four "people to watch in business" in Albania.The president and CEO of Balfin Group, the largest privately owned company in Albania, has been identified as the country’s first billionaire, with a fortune worth $1.2 billion, according to data provided by WealthX, a global ultra high-net-worth intelligence provider.
The beginnings of Mane's business activities started in 1993 in Vienna, where Mane founded Alba Trade. Having started with the trade of electronic devices, soon the Balfin Group, created by Mane managed to create the largest network of electronics stores in Albania, Neptun and then extending the network in the neighboring countries as well. Neptun's chain of stores was positioned from the beginning in 1993 as the main electronics player in the Albanian market supplying the demand with the best brands and latest technology. Today this business created by Mane counts 14 stores in Albania and more than 17 in Kosova, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia.
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