He was one of the biggest fortunes in Spain and the biggest fortune in Catalonia. Isak Andic, founder of Mango, died in a mountain accident this Saturday, December 14.
Isak Andic, the richest man in Catalonia and founder of the clothing brand Mango, died this Saturday, December 14 while he was in the mountains, near the Salnitre caves, in the Montserrat massif, according to information from the Spanish media The Country. According to our Spanish colleagues, he was hiking with his family.
“We saw helicopters flying over the area as well as firefighters, but iThey told us that we had nothing to know about what had happened,” testifies a guide, who explains that the area in question is “crossed by ravines”. It was by falling into one of these ravines that he died.
Awarded in March by King Felipe VI
With a fortune estimated at 4.5 billion euros, he was the richest man in Catalonia and had just been decorated in March by King Felipe VI and the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu. Mango is present in around a hundred countries with more than 2,400 stores.
Dismayed by the loss of Isak Andic, a committed businessman who, with his leadership, has contributed to making Catalonia great and projecting it to the world. He left an indelible mark on the Catalan and global fashion sector. My condolences and those of the entire Government to family, friends and…
— Salvador Illa Roca (@salvadorilla)
The president of the generality of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, who had seen him a few days earlier, said “dismayed” by the death of a “committed businessman” who has “contributed to the greatness of Catalonia and to projecting it to the world”. CEO of Mango, Toni Ruiz paid tribute to a man he considers “an example for us all”.
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