TheSameer Group of Companies,commonly referred to as theSameer Group,is a largeconglomerate,based inKenya,with operations and subsidiaries in neighboringAfricancountries.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Finance,construction,manufacturing,logistics,distribution |
| Headquarters | Nairobi,Kenya |
Key people | Naushad Merali,Group Executive Chairman[1] |
| Products | Banks,dairy products,tires,software,transportation |
| Website | Homepage |
Overview
editThe group is involved in industries including:agriculture,manufacturing,distribution,high-tech,construction,transportandfinance.The company's offices are located inNairobi,the capital city of Kenya, and the largest metropolitan area in that country. The shares ofstockof some of the group's subsidiaries are listed on theNairobi Stock Exchange.[2]
Subsidiary companies
editAs of May 2014[update],the Sameer Group subsidiaries include, but are not limited to the following companies:[3]
- Sasini Tea & Coffee,Nairobi,Kenya
- Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Limited,Kampala,Uganda- Dairy Processing (Sold toBrookside Dairiesin May 2015).[4]
- 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[5]
- 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[6]
- Savanna Coffee Lounge,Nairobi,Kenya
- VLCC East Africa,ajoint venturewithVLCCofIndia,specialized in healthcare, fitness and wellness.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Executive, Profile (2013)."Naushad Noorali Merali CBS: Group Executive Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, Sameer Investments Limited".Archived fromthe originalon July 17, 2014.Retrieved14 July2014.
- ^Michira, Moses (4 December 2011)."Sameer Business Complex Targets Financial Services".Business Daily Africa.Retrieved14 July2014.
- ^Sameer, Group."The Companies of Sameer Group".Sameer-Group.Retrieved14 July2014.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^"Uganda: Brookside Buys Sameer's Uganda Dairy Operations".The Star (Kenya)viaAllAfrica.1 May 2015.Retrieved8 May2015.
- ^Juma, Victor (14 July 2014)."Sameer To Spin Off Tyre Subsidiary In KSh1 Billion Deal".Business Daily Africa.Retrieved14 July2014.
- ^Ondari, Justus (4 May 2011)."Investment Firms Downgrade Licenses On CMA's New Rules".Daily Nation.Retrieved14 July2014.
- ^"VLCC Enters Africa Through Joint Venture With Kenya's Sameer Group".Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited Quoted byReuters.12 September 2013. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.Retrieved14 July2014.