Zuber Issa

Zuber Issa is a British billionaire, businessman and founder of Euro Garages, a chain of petrol filling stations that operate in the United Kingdom and Europe.[1]

Zuber Issa
Born
Blackburn, England
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationCo-owner of Euro Garages
Net worth GB£3.56 billion (Sunday Times Rich List, 2020)
RelativesMohsin Issa (brother)

Early life

Born in Blackburn, Issa's father originally came to the United Kingdom to work in the textile industry from Gujarat, India.[2]

Career

Before founding Euro Garages, Zuber Issa and his brother, Mohsin, took out a lease on a garage, and saved up the money to buy their first petrol station.[3]

Issa co founded Euro Garages with his brother, Mohsin, in 2001, with the acquisition of a single petrol station in Bury, Greater Manchester. The original site cost £150,000.

Issa is responsible for strategy and acquisitions while his brother, Mohsin, runs the business day to day.[3] The company grew through a series of acquisitions.[4]

In February 2018, it was announced that Euro Garages would acquired 762 convenience stores in the United States from Kroger.[5]

References
  1. "About Us". EG Group. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. Robert Watts, Alastair McCall and (2017-05-07). "High-octane rise of brothers' firm shows family value". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  3. "Band of brothers: Why sibling-run firms work - Real Business". Real Business. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  4. Ltd, Insider Media. "Acquisitions drive growth at Euro Garages". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  5. "Blackburn-based Euro Garages to expand into US with $2bn acquisition". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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