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'''Amancio Ortega Gaona''' (born March 28, 1936) is a |
'''Amancio Ortega Gaona''' (born March 28, 1936) is a [[Spaniard]] [[fashion]] [[entrepreneur]]. He is the founder, along with his then-wife [[Rosalía Mera]], and chairman of the [[Inditex Group]]. He is ranked by [[Forbes]] as [[Spain]]'s richest man; Europe's second richest man; and the seventh richest man in the world in 2011.<ref name="Forbes">[http://www.forbes.com/profile/amancio-ortega Amancio Ortega - Forbes], Forbes.com. Retrieved June 6, 2011.</ref> He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of [[A Coruña]]. |
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Ortega born in [[Padrón]], and lived his childhood in [[León]]. Arrived at [[La Coruña]], [[Spain]], at the age of 14, due to the job of his father, a railway worker. Starting as a gofer in various shirt stores in [[La Coruña]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], in 1972 he founded Confecciones Goa (his initials in reverse), which made bathrobes. In 1975 he opened the first store in what would grow into the enormously popular chain of fashion stores called [[Zara (clothing)|Zara]]. He owns 59.29% of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima) which includes the brands [[Zara (clothing)|Zara]], [[Massimo Dutti]], Oysho, [[Zara Home]], [[Kiddy's Class]], [[Tempe (Inditex)|Tempe]], [[Stradivarius (Inditex)|Stradivarius]], [[Pull and Bear|Pull and Bear/Often]] and [[Bershka]] and has more than 92,000 employees.<ref name="itxar09">{{cite web |
Ortega born in [[Padrón]], and lived his childhood in [[León]]. Arrived at [[La Coruña]], [[Spain]], at the age of 14, due to the job of his father, a railway worker. Starting as a gofer in various shirt stores in [[La Coruña]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], in 1972 he founded Confecciones Goa (his initials in reverse), which made bathrobes. In 1975 he opened the first store in what would grow into the enormously popular chain of fashion stores called [[Zara (clothing)|Zara]]. He owns 59.29% of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima) which includes the brands [[Zara (clothing)|Zara]], [[Massimo Dutti]], Oysho, [[Zara Home]], [[Kiddy's Class]], [[Tempe (Inditex)|Tempe]], [[Stradivarius (Inditex)|Stradivarius]], [[Pull and Bear|Pull and Bear/Often]] and [[Bershka]] and has more than 92,000 employees.<ref name="itxar09">{{cite web |
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| Born | Amancio Ortega Gaona March 28, 1936 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Inditex group, World's #7 wealthiest person |
| Board member of | Inditex (CEO) |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalía Mera (divorced), Flora Pérez Marcote (2001-) |
| Children | Sandra Ortega Mera, Marcos Ortega Mera, Marta Ortega Pérez |
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Amancio Ortega Gaona (born March 28, 1936) is a Spaniard fashion entrepreneur. He is the founder, along with his then-wife Rosalía Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group. He is ranked by Forbes as Spain's richest man; Europe's second richest man; and the seventh richest man in the world in 2011.[2] He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of A Coruña.
Ortega born in Padrón, and lived his childhood in León. Arrived at La Coruña, Spain, at the age of 14, due to the job of his father, a railway worker. Starting as a gofer in various shirt stores in La Coruña, Galicia, in 1972 he founded Confecciones Goa (his initials in reverse), which made bathrobes. In 1975 he opened the first store in what would grow into the enormously popular chain of fashion stores called Zara. He owns 59.29% of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima) which includes the brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Zara Home, Kiddy's Class, Tempe, Stradivarius, Pull and Bear/Often and Bershka and has more than 92,000 employees.[3]
Ortega keeps a very low profile and there are practically no photographs of him (except from one photo published at the Inditex website). He refuses to wear a tie, and likes to dress in blue jeans and T-shirts. He is said to take a very active part in the production and design process in the company.
When he made a public appearance in 2000 - as part of the warm-up prior to floating his company on the stock market in 2001 - it made headlines in the Spanish financial press. However, he has never given an interview, and his secrecy has led to the publication of books such as Amancio Ortega: DE CERO A ZARA (From Zero to Zara).
Ortega, announced his imminent retirement from the fast-fashion giant Inditex, parent company of the Zara chain, stating that he will ask Inditex vice-president and CEO Pablo Isla to take his place at the helm of the textile empire.[4]
See also
Bibliography
- Blanco, Xabier (2004). Amancio Ortega, de cero a Zara: El primer libro de investigación sobre el imperio Inditex. Esfera de los Libros. p. 271. ISBN 978-84-9734-167-7.
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References
- ^ "Amancio Ortega - Forbes". Forbes. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ Amancio Ortega - Forbes, Forbes.com. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Inditex Group Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Inditex Group. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Fuchs, Dale (13 January 2011). "End of the line for Zara tsar who built a €9bn empire". The Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2011.