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Sandra Ortega Mera

Net worth $12.5B

Zara · Spain

Born
Jul 09, 1968
Age
57
Source
Zara
Residence
La Coruna
Citizenship
Spain
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education

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Biography

  • Sandra Ortega Mera is the daughter of Amancio Ortega, cofounder of clothing giant Inditex, known for its Zara retail chain.
  • She inherited her fortune from her mother, Rosalia Mera (d. 2013), who cofounded Inditex with Amancio Ortega in the 1970's.
  • Now the second-richest person in Spain after her father, Sandra holds roughly a 4.5% stake in Inditex, but she is not involved in the company.
  • She devotes her time to Fundación Paideia, the nonprofit her mother started that supports vocational training for people with disabilities.
  • She owns a 4.5% stake in publicly traded pharma company PharmaMar, which specializes in anticancer drugs.
  • She holds a psychology degree from the Universidad de Santiago.
  • She lives a private life in the Galician town of La Coruña with her husband and three kids.

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