Amancio Ortega
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Born | Amancio Ortega Gaona 28 March 1936 Busdongo de Arbás, León, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founder of the Inditex group |
Board member of | Inditex (CEO) Daez (COO) |
Spouses |
Flora Pérez Marcote (m. 2001) |
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Amancio Ortega Gaona (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmanθjo orˈteɣa ɣaˈona]; born 28 March 1936) is a Spanish fashion businessman. He is the founding chairman of the Inditex fashion group.
He is best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories retail shops. He is the second richest person in the world just behind American billionaire Bill Gates, with a net worth of USD $78.6 billion.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Amancio Ortega". forbes.com. Forbes. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Amancio Ortega". Forbes.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Blanco, Xabier; Salgado, Jesús (2004). Amancio Ortega, de cero a Zara: El primer libro de investigación sobre el imperio Inditex. Esfera de los Libros. p. 271. ISBN 978-8-497-34167-7.