The billionaire founding father of trend chain Mango Isak Andic has died in a mountain accident right this moment, based on police.
The 71-year-old businessman reportedly slipped and fell from a 150-metre cliff whereas mountaineering with family members within the Monserrat caves close to Barcelona, a police spokesperson stated.
His household referred to as the emergency companies at about 12.30pm native time, Spanish newspaper El Pais experiences.
A helicopter and an ambulance had been dispatched however they confirmed his loss of life upon arriving on the scene of the accident.
He was believed to be the richest man in Catalonia and one of many wealthiest in Spain as Forbes estimated his price at $4.5bn (£3.6bn).
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his condolences to Mr Andic’s household in a post on X and praised the businessman saying: “All my love and recognition for his nice work and enterprise imaginative and prescient, which has turned this Spanish agency right into a world chief in trend.”
Mango’s CEO Toni Ruiz stated in a press release Mr Andic’s loss of life was “surprising”.
He paid tribute to Mango’s founder saying: “Isak has been an instance for all of us. He has devoted his life to the Mango mission, leaving an indelible mark due to his strategic imaginative and prescient, his inspiring management and his unwavering dedication to values that he himself has instilled in our firm.”
The assertion on Mango’s web site goes on to say: “His departure leaves an enormous void however all of us are, indirectly, his legacy and the testimony of his achievements.
“It’s as much as us, and that is the very best tribute we will make to Isak and which we’ll fulfil, to make sure that Mango continues to be the mission that Isak aspired to and of which he would really feel proud.”
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The president of Spain’s area of Catalonia, Salvador Illa Roca, said in post on X he was dismayed by the loss of life of Mr Andic, who “contributed to creating Catalonia nice and projecting it to the world”.
He added Mr Andic “leaves an indelible mark on the Catalan and world trend sector”.
