Amancio Ortega

What do you think of when I mentioned ZARA ? Do you love ZARA? Well, I guess I can pretty well sum up the answers which are YES !!..OMG…ZARAAA !!!! Why do people go crazy over Zara clothing and accessories? 

With regards to ultimate type of fashion, there is only one brand name to check out, the Zara clothing company. Zara clothing line has many features that some other clothing companies do not have. It’s well known and suits through all groups and countries, people who are keen on urban activities or traditional clothing and also those who are into stylish blend outfit. But do you know who is the founder of Zara?

The founder of Zara is Amancio Ortega. He is one of the inspiring entrepreneurs who is highly accomplished and successful. From the life as a poor kid, he manage to climb his  way up to be one of the richest person on this planet. According to Forbes magazine, Amancio is the ranked 5^th among the top billionaire with a staggering $37.5 billion in assets. Mr. Ortega is currently the richest person in Spain and the second richest person in Europe. Amancio Ortega was born in the year 1936 to a Spanish family. His father was a railroad worker and his mother served as a house maid.

At just only the age of 14, Amancio begans his professional life, when the family moved to  La Coruña, Spain. He began working as a delivery boy in various textile firms. Amancio used this opportunity and experience to begin learning the trade and therefore started plans for his own textile venture. Two years later which is in the year 1972, Mr. Ortega founded his first entrepreneurial venture, Confecciones Goa.However, the company was mainly in the business of manufacturing of bathrooms.

Here is the point where his life changing experience starts to begin.Three years later, Amancio Ortega brought to the world of fashion, Zara, a fashion store that in a short time turned into one of the biggest and foremost luxury brands in the world till today. The continued success of Zara and  subsequent expansions led to the formation of Amancio’s multi-billion dollar empire Inditex group, under whose banner several luxury brands rose to prominence, such as the likes of  Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Tempe, Stradivarius, Pull and Bear and Bershka.

Amancio Ortega is one of the most unique billionaires in the world. He is very shy in public and have never accept an interview from the media. Mr. Ortega is the proud father of three children and has been married twice. His daughter, Marta Ortega Perez from his second marriage is widely regarded as the Spanish billionaire’s heir. Maria, who is currently working at Inditex married Spanish equestrian star Sergio Alvarez Moya in the month of February of 2012. In the year 2000, Amancio Ortega finally made a public appearance promoting his company before it got listed at the stock markets in the year 2001. This sudden appearance made headlines across the Spanish media and even led to the publication of best-selling book titled, “Amancio Ortega: DE CERO A ZARA.”

Besides his vast luxury garments empire, Amancio Ortega is also known to have heavily invested in other verticals, such as the likes of gas, tourism and banking. Mr. Ortega is a known workaholic and spends much of his time taking care of his business ventures. However, he does take out time enjoy his hobbies, which includes driving and horse riding. 

In conclusion, I noticed that Mr Amancio Artega is a very down to earth person although being the richest man in Spain and the 5th in the world. He never wears tie and prefers casual T-shirt and jeans. He also do eat in his company's cafeteria. What a really rare sight that we can see about one on the most successful person on earth. I really respect Mr Amancio Ortega as he coming from a really poor family was able to have strong vision in coming up with his own clothing line. He also never forget his past as a poor kid and therefore still loves to live a simple life.

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