Amancio Ortega
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 88 |
Date of birth | March 28,1936 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Busdongo |
Net worth | 64. 1 billion USD (2019) |
65.5 billion USD | |
Residence | A Coruna |
Spain | |
Children | Marta Ortega |
Sandra Ortega Mera | |
Marcos Ortega Mera | |
Spouse | Flora Pérez |
Rosalía Mera | |
Did you know | Amancio Ortega is the wealthiest Spanish billionaire by net worth (world rank: 4). |
Founded | Zara |
Grandchildren | Matilda Torretta Ortega |
Parents | Antonio Ortega Rodríguez |
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ID | 414082 |
Amancio Ortega Life story
Amancio Ortega Gaona is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara and Bershka clothing and accessories shops.
Zara founder's daughter becomes retail group's chairwoman
Zara owner Inditex has said The Daughter of The Founder of the Spanish fashion chain is to become The Group 's chairwoman.
Marta Ortega will replace Pablo Isla , who has been chairman of Inditex since 2011.
The Inditex fast fashion group owns eight brands including Zara, Berskha, Pull& Bear and Massimo Dutti .
Zara was founded by Amancio Ortega with his ex-wife Rosalia in 1975 in Galicia, Spain.
Mr Ortega is one of The World 's richest men, with an estimated Net Worth of $77. 8bn (£58. 3bn), according to Forbes. He was chairman of Inditex until 2011.
Inditex reported net profits of €1. 3bn (£1. 1bn) in September, with sales jumping 49% compared with the previous quarter.
The Fast fashion group also announced The Appointment of new chief executive Óscar García Maceiras on Tuesday.
He joined Inditex in March as general counsel and secretary of the board, following a career as a Spanish state attorney and in the Private Sector working for several Spanish Banks .
Source of news: bbc.com