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Sameer Group

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Type
  
Private

Headquarters
  
Nairobi, Kenya

Founded
  
1983

Website
  
Homepage

Founder
  
Naushad Merali

Key person
  
Naushad Merali

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Industry
  
Finance, construction, manufacturing, logistics, distribution

Key people
  
Naushad Merali, Group Executive Chairman

Products
  
Banks, dairy products, tires, software, transportation

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The Sameer Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Sameer Group, is a large conglomerate, based in Kenya, with operations and subsidiaries in neighboring African countries.

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Overview

The group is involved in industries including: agriculture, manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, construction, transport and finance. The company's offices are located in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, and the largest metropolitan area in that country. The shares of stock of some of the group's subsidiaries are listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.

Subsidiary companies

As of May 2014, the Sameer Group subsidiaries include, but are not limited to the following companies:

  • Sasini Tea & Coffee, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Limited, Kampala, Uganda - Dairy Processing (Sold to Brookside Dairies in May 2015).
  • Sameer Industrial Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Sameer Business Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Sameer Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya - Manufacture of tires. Formerly "Firestone East Africa Limited
  • Ryce East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Yansam Motors Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Swift Global Kenya Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Kenya Data Networks Limited, Nairobi, Kenya - Information Technology Company
  • Infocom Limited, Kampala, Uganda - Internet Service Provider
  • Eveready East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya - Manufacture of batteries
  • Ryce East Africa - Engineering Division, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Equatorial Commercial Bank, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Equatorial Investment Bank Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Savanna Coffee Lounge, Nairobi, Kenya
  • VLCC East Africa, a joint venture with VLCC of India, specialized in healthcare, fitness and wellness.

    • References

    Sameer Group Wikipedia
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