Amancio Ortega

Amancio Ortega is one of the richest people in the world
In early 2007, the prestigious American magazine Forbes billionaire list in his next put the Spaniard Amancio Ortega to 24 billion. dollars for eighth place. For the year is the founder and President of the Empire fashion Zara rose in elite list by 15 steps thanks to 9 billion. dollar, increase over the past year, CLC's bank account. Annual supplement is equal throughout the media as Ortega-magnate Rupert Murdoka and 500 million. dollars exceeds the financier George Soros.


Amancio Ortega Gahona was born March 28, 1936, in the village of Buzdongo de Arbas, in the province of León, Spain. The family soon moved to a Korun′û where at the age of 14 years, Amancio began to work as a delivery boy in-store shirts. He was then hired in galanterejnyj shop "La Maja", which already worked his brother Antonio, sister, Pepita and Rosalia Mera, which would become his first wife. In "La Maja" he got their first but deep knowledge of fabrics, threads, sewing. Have an idea to produce Amancio, distribution and sale of Baby Greens, obojdâs′ without intermediaries, which made it possible to sell products at a lower price. Later, this idea is the basis philosophy of the Empire "Zara". Firm GOA (initials Amancio in reverse order) was to flourish and expand. May 15, 1975, one of the Central streets and Korun′i opened the first shop Zara. Amancio would like to give his future Empire called "Zorba" but had trouble registering it, resulting in a Zara.

New shops GOA appeared one after the other. in 1985, the Inditex Group was created, uniting all enterprises "in Zara. In 1988, Zara has expanded it beyond the borders of Spain: shop under that name opened in Porto (Portugal). In 1989, Zara has appeared in New York in 1990, in Paris. In 1991, the distribution network is born "Pull and Bear, moreover, Inditex takes 65% of Massimo Tutti", and after five years this brand completely becomes the property of "Inditex".In 1998, the network of stores "are born" Bershka, specialising in clothing for young women. A year later, the shops are fifth Stradivarius "distrib′ûternoj network Empire fashion Amancio Ortega. Another network appears in the 2001 year: shops "Oysho" specializing in underwear. In the same year, "Inditex" begins to be quoted on the stock exchange. In 2003, the open first stores the "Zara Home. Eighth distrib′ûternoj network has become the trademark of "Kiddy ´ s Class\/Skhuaban".

Today Inditex Group has stores in 64 countries around the world, and their number exceeds 3.150. At the same time, and each day new: an average of 450 new stores per year. In Spain there are sales points 1.616 "Inditex", 290 of which have the name "Zara". Outside of Spain, of particular interest to the Inditex are Italy (122 stores, of which 47-Zara), Russia (31\/13), France (149\/98) and United Kingdom (64\/50) in Europe and Japan (27\/27) and China (8\/8) in the far East and South-East Asia.Such a growth group Inditex, has enabled it to become the world's second knitting company based on the number of points of sales, ahead of American group the Gap recently. Ahead of the only Italian Tycoon (c) 5.000 stores, but most of them are not proprietary, and only fračajzingovymi firms. The secret of this success Empire Zara, which is a key brand of Inditex Group and income-the greatest income is flexibility and instant response to changing trends in fashion, in all structures of the Group's points of sales and strategic location on busy shopping streets. "Inditex" deliberately not resorting to a system of franchising, as this would have a negative impact on operational distribution of products, which is the key to commercial success.

Despite the fact that Zara is known all over the world, its founder and owner, until recently, even in Spain, few knew in person. He lives in a two-storeyed mansion in a Coruña in Salaèta, near the beach, and from his Orsan "whims" can be described as a private race track at Cape Finisterre and the Falcon 900 aircraft, which he soon intends to change to another. Among the week's total mess eats Ortega, along with their employees and in spite of the fact that puts half of Spain and made a genuine revolution in the world of fashion, a special elegance is no different.

From his marriage with Rosaliej Measure Amancio is the father of two children: Sandra and Marcos, who was born with severe disease that has become one of the reasons that led in 1986, to the disintegration of the family. Rosalia, remaining the second shareholder of Inditex Group, in the list of Forbes with 3.4 billion is on 264. The second time he married Flora Amancio Perez Markote, which for many years was his Secretary, and they have a daughter.In 2001, established the Foundation "Amancio Ortega", dedicated to the cultural activities, scientific research, improvement of the educational system. In turn, his ex-wife Rosalia in 1986, is the President of paydeyya, whose work is aimed at the social integration of people with different degrees of disability.