David Mimran

{{short description|American film producer}}

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Mimran is the son of Jean Claude Mimran, a billionaire in the sugar industry.

Career

Mimran produced a number of films including Warrior, Stone, and Pawn Shop Chronicles.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/warrior-co-financier-mimran-schur-pictures-makes-multi-picture-lionsgate-deal-167428/|title='Warrior' Co-Financier Mimran Schur Pictures Makes Multi-Picture Lionsgate Deal|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=September 7, 2011|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 11, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://thefilmstage.com/news/paul-walker-starring-in-fred-dursts-pawn-shop-chronicles/|title=Paul Walker Starring in Fred Durst's 'Pawn Shop Chronicles'|date=February 12, 2011|work=The Film Stage|access-date=October 11, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08stone.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=AF8FE7E93F2E4CBE9967F25D5093D842&gwt=pay|title=Robert De Niro and Edward Norton on Opposite Sides of Law|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 11, 2018}} In 2015, he became the CEO of his family's Mimran Group, and the primary stakeholder in Canada's Teranga Gold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.miningglobal.com/mining-sites/video-impact-david-mimran-becoming-primary-stakeholder-canadas-teranga-gold|title=[VIDEO] Impact of David Mimran becoming primary stakeholder in Canada's Teranga Gold|website=miningglobal.com|access-date=October 11, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/multimillionaire-becomes-cornerstone-investor-in-teranga-gold/|title=Multimillionaire becomes cornerstone investor in Teranga Gold – Canadian Mining Journal|date=October 20, 2015|work=Canadian Mining Journal|access-date=October 11, 2018}}

Mimran signed a deal with Lionsgate to co-finance a number of films. This includes the production of Warrior, The Kid, and Rapture-Palooza.

In August 2022, Mimran resigned as a non-executive director of Endeavor Mining.{{cite web | url=https://www.financialafrik.com/2022/08/20/senegal-david-mimran-demissionne-de-son-poste-de-directeur-non-executif-de-endeavour-mining/ | title=Sénégal: David Mimran démissionne de son poste de directeur non exécutif de Endeavour Mining | date=August 20, 2022 }}

Personal life

In 2013, Mimran left the United States for Switzerland, with his third wife.

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