Amine Benkirane

President/Founder

KITEA

Morocco

Professional Summary

Amine Benkirane has over 25 years experience he founded his furniture company KITEA, in 1993. Today his company has over 1000 employees and has 50 stores present in nearly all morrocan cities. In 2011, Nowdays, Kitea is extending into Africa by ruling already 1 store and will be opening another in February 2015. Amine Benkirane intervened in many conferences and seminars and has been invited to speak at many universities. In 2009, Amine was invited by a French University to speak for the Assoc. of Moroccan Students for Start Up Business, in which 200 students attended. He has been featured in numerous books, magazines and newspapers over the past 25 years. He was featured in a French business magazine called Express International and in a documentary on entrepreneurs in Morocco in November 2011. Amine is looking to network with like-minded entrepreneurs and credits his success to being innovative when it comes to sales and creating an atmosphere of opportunity and growth for employees. In 5 years, Amine sees himself expanding his business throughout Africa. He is also looking to establish an organization within his company dedicated to giving back to his community. Amine is fluent in English, French, and Moroccan.

Skills

Specialization

Development & Management