Art Business — 19 November 2010

manny mashoufManny Mashouf (Persian: مانی مشعوف) is an Iranian-American businessman. He came to the USA in his teens and settled first in Chicago, then in San Francisco. There, he went to San Francisco State University and graduated with a political science degree in 1966. He is the founder and present chairman of bebe stores.

He has recently pledged 10 million dollars to his alma mater, San Francisco State.

Iranian-born immigrant ran a steakhouse before opening women’s boutique, Bebe, in San Francisco 1976. Designed clothes for the “stylish but sensual” set. Used massive product placement campaign on late 1990s TV shows like Ally McBeal to penetrate pop culture, build brand. Took public 1998. Today operates 228 stores in North America. Sales: $510 million. Met wife, Neda, at a Bebe store when she dropped in to make layaway payment on leather jacket; she now serves as vice chairman. Debuted first runway line at Fashion Week in LA last March.

Farzad Naimi

Farzad Naimi

June 30, 2011
Avid Modjtabai

Avid Modjtabai

June 26, 2011
Nader Modanlo

Nader Modanlo

June 03, 2011
Afshin Mohebbi

Afshin Mohebbi

June 03, 2011
Mohammad Ketabchi

Mohammad Ketabchi

May 25, 2011
Masoud Loghmani

Masoud Loghmani

May 25, 2011
Amin Zoufonoun

Amin Zoufonoun

May 20, 2011
Roya Zamanzadeh

Roya Zamanzadeh

May 17, 2011

Share

About Author

ImIraNian

(0) Readers Comments

Comments are closed.