Arben Bylykbashi
Arben Bylykbashi has been involved in the Albanian media market since 1999, when he founded the company ‘Club Muzikor’ Sh.a, where he first controlled 24% of the shares. His partners in the radio station were the producer Gjergji Shenko and two Greek businessmen, Nikolaos Papadopoulos and Ioannis Doudoulakis, who left the company between 2006 and 2008. Bylykbashi’s role in the company grew with time, first as administrator (CEO) and later as a majority shareholder. The main activity of the company is radio Club FM, but its operations extend to events management and advertising. Since 2015, ‘Club Muzikor’ became a family owned operation. According to the Albanian National Business Register, Bylykbashi owns 74% of shares and his sister-in-law, Olta Reka, 26% of shares. Another business of the Bylykbashi family is the company ‘Club Production’, which is owned by Flutura Bylykbashi, the wife of Arben Bylykbashi. This company operates in the fields of spot production and advertising, poster design and other publications.
Business
Radio and TV production
Club Production (100%)
Advertising
Club Production (100%)
Entertainment
Club Production (100%)
Family & Friends
Affiliated Interests Family Members Friends
Flutura Bylykbashi – is a member of the supervisory board of the company ‘Club Muzikor’ JSC and the wife of the majority shareholder, Arben Bylykbashi. She is also the sole owner of the production company ‘Club Production’ JSC.
Olta Reka – got involved in the company ‘Club Muzikor’ JSC in 2008, after one of the founders of the company, Ioannis Doudoulakis, donated to her 26% of his shares. Reka is also one of the main hosts of the morning show ‘The Morning Club’ at Club FM. She is also the sister-in-law of the main shareholder of Club FM, Arben Bylykbashi.
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The ownership structure and financial statement of “Club Muzikor” join stock company are publicly available on the Albanian National Business Registry. The financial data provided are for 2016. The Central Bank's average exchange rate for 2016 was used to convert the amounts into USD. See sources for more.