AMANCIO ORTEGA
Amancio Ortega is a fashion
executive and the founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group.
According to Forbes he was the third wealthiest person in the world in 2013
with an estimate net worth of $57 billion. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index
ranked him as the fourth richest person with assets worth $54.3 billion.
Ortega was born on 28th
March 1936 in León, Spain. Son of a railway worker, Amancio Ortega belonged to
a middle class family. As a teenager he
worked as a helper at Gala, a local shirt maker. By 1972 he had founded ‘Confecciones Goa’ which sold
quilted bath robes sowed by the local women. Ortega is most popular for its
chain of clothing and accessories Zara which he started
with his first wife, Rosalia. He launched
his first Zara Store in 1975, today
Zara is a part of the Inditex group of which 59.29% is owned by Ortega. He has more than 6000
stores which include the brands Massimo Dutti, Zara, Zara Home, Tempe, Kiddy’s
Class, Stradivarius, Bershka and Pull and Bear.
Ortega employs more than
92,000 employees.
Maintaining a low profile is a
one of his traits, proved by no one had seen a picture of him till 1999. He does not carry
himself like the big
entrepreneur that he is instead he is mostly seen dressed very simply in a blue
blazer, white shirt, gray pants and no tie. Surprisingly these are not even outfits
from his brand Zara. He takes his coffee from the same place every day and eats
with his employees in the company café.
Although Ortega enjoyed
tremendous international success in an industry that fed on public images and
publicity, he himself shunned
the press and lived a strictly private life. On the day of Inditex’s public
offering in 2001, Ortega reportedly worked a regular schedule and ate lunch in
the company’s cafeteria—despite the fact that his net worth had risen by $6
billion. In 2008 Inditex emerged as the world’s largest fashion retailer,
controlling some 4,000 stores in 70 countries. Ortega, meanwhile, had become
one of the world’s top billionaires. In 2011 he stepped down as chairman of
Inditex, though he remained involved with the company and retained his majority
stake.
He owns the ‘Torre
Picasso’ in Madrid which is the tallest building in Spain. The skyscraper is
515 feet tall and is worth $535 million. He is also the owner of ‘The Epic
Residences & Hotel’ in Miami, Florida. These hotels are counted among the
most luxurious hotels in the country. He drives an Audi A8 but also owns a $45
million private jet the ‘Global Express BD-700’ made by Bombardier. The notorious
businessman loves to work so much that he rarely takes time off.
In 1986 he divorced his first
wife and married Flore Perez Marcote in 2001. He has three children but it is
rumored that his daughter from the second marriage will be his successor.
Amancio Ortega has a luxury apartment in Miami along with real estate in Paris,
Lisbon, London and Madrid. He has also invested in tourism, banks and gas
companies. The self-made mogul has a lot
to be proud of.
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