Amancio Ortega | |
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| Born | 28 March 1936 Busdongo de Arbas, Castile and León, Spain |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of Inditex Group Richest person in Spain |
| Board member of | Inditex Daez (COO) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3, including Sandra Ortega Mera and Marta Ortega Pérez |
| Awards | Order of Civil Merit |
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Don Amancio Ortega Gaona, OMC (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmanθjo oɾˈteɣa ɣaˈona]; born 28 March 1936) is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chains of Zara and Bershka clothing and accessories shops. He is considered a pioneer in fast fashion.[1] As of September 2024, Ortega had a net worth of $134.3 billion, making him the second-wealthiest person in Europe after Bernard Arnault and the 11th-wealthiest in the world.[2] For a brief period of time in 2015, he was the richest man in the world, surpassing Bill Gates when his net worth peaked to $80 billion as Zara's parent company, Inditex's, stock peaked.[3]
He is the head of the Ortega family, and the second wealthiest retailer in the world.[4][5]
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- ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2017.