Nerijus Numa (born 12 May 1967 in

Šilalė Šilalė (, Samogitian: ''Šėlalė'', yi, שילעל ''Shilel'', pl, Szyłele) is a town in Western Lithuania, Samogitia, Tauragė County. It is located north of Tauragė. The River Lokysta flows through the town and there is a pond in the ...

as Numavičius, officially has changed his name to Numa in 2020) originally from

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, now lives in the UK and is the second richest Lithuanian. Nerijus Numa is an investor and ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) of private holding company Vilniaus prekyba. According to a study carried out by the investment bank Prudentia and stock exchange Nasdaq Riga (

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), the value of Maxima Group was totaling 1.62 billion and increased by 26% in 2017 (YOY).

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magazine included Nerijus Numavičius in

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list and his net worth was valued above

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1 billion. In 2016, Lithuania got its first university endowment fund and Nerijus Numavičius became a donor and a board member o
Vilnius University Endowment
in 2017.

Early life

Nerijus Numavičius was born in

, a small town in

, the eldest of six children: three brothers and three sisters. Later the family moved to Šilagalys (near Panevėžys). He graduated from Panevėžio „Žemynos“ progimnazija. In 2001, Numavičius earned a bachelor's degree in medical sciences from the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University, where he studied

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Business career

The first capital was gained by selling real estate in Lithuania. The received money was successfully invested in various company stocks. In 1992, together with friends and his two brothers, he established Urdzia, a small retail firm in Vilnius. Later, in 1994 Vilniaus prekyba was established by 9 partners, merging 7 various and different size retail stores. The extensive growth of the retail chain was funded by sale of various stocks that the group acquired during post-Soviet privatization campaigns. One of the transaction involved stock sale of four sugar refineries to Danisco (Danish sugar company). Other companies included Vilniaus paukštynas (poultry farm), Birštono mineraliniai vandenys (mineral water), Vilniaus mėsos kombinatas (meat packing), Vilniaus duona (bakery). Four sugar refineries stock sale to Danisco was valued at USD 30 million and it created a good opportunities for retail business development. The first new type store of 3000 m² was opened and Maxima Group brand was born in 1998.

Awards

* Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2003) * The

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Numavicius, Nerijus Businesspeople from Vilnius 1967 births Living people Commander's Crosses of the Order for Merits to Lithuania Vilnius University alumni People from Šilalė Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class