It is always fun to find out about wealthy and influential Armenian figures around the world, though admittedly more so when their source of wealth stems from a near-monopoly of the peanut!
The firm's principal shareholder has been identified as Dikran Izmirlian, 77, who made his fortune by creating a near-monopoly on the world's peanut market. Izmirlian, who is of Armenian descent, is chairman and chief executive of Alimenta, a company that has built up a big interest in the Gambian peanut, or groundnut, market.I can't promise that my hatred for peanuts will disappear, but at least we have identified another Armenian who has made a mark on the world!
Despite holding a Swiss passport, Dikran Izmirlian has roots in Armenia. In 1994 he established the Izmirlian Foundation in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, to support education and business in the country. Other philanthropic work involves funding construction work at the city's university library, military academy and religious institutions.
Source: The Sunday Times, May 23, 2004
2 comments:
nice article.
So now i can consider eating peanut butter like some kind of patriotic act !
Great ! ;-p
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