says SML CEO Azar Kamran. “We believe that
love and sharing are essential for the devel-
opment of a safe and healthy community. We
believe truth and honesty are fundamental in
empowering our Nation. We will provide guid-
ance andmake collective decisions, which ben-
efit the community and future generations.”
Kamran says the job of SML is to be an eco-
nomic development conduit for Samson Cree
Nation while creating sustainable local em-
ployment. “We are able to do so through an
experienced and dedicated team of corporate
support staff comprising of Finance, Market-
ing, Records management, Information Tech-
nology, Human Resources & office adminis-
tration while coordinating with operations
managers at each business division,” says Ka-
mran. “Our aim is to balance profitability with
employment generation for the community.”
FOUR DECADES OF
GROWTH
Initially incorporated in 1974 as holding com-
pany of the Samson Nation real estate port-
folio, Samson Management has now grown
to nine active business operations with most
recent total annual revenue of $15 million, as-
sets of 20 million and total liability obligations
of $3.2 million, and is also a managing agent
for two other companies owned by the Na-
tion, with total additional $8 million in annual
revenues.
Azar Kamran – CEO of Samson
Management (2009) Ltd.
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