Mango fashion brand founder Isak Andic passes away

(CLO) Isak Andic, founder of the famous fashion brand Mango, passed away at the age of 71 after a mountain climbing accident in Spain on December 14.

According to company and police sources, Mr. Andic slipped and fell about 150 meters from a cliff while hiking with his family in the Montserrat cave area near Barcelona.

Billionaire Isak Andic. (Source: tagesschau)

The tragedy happened around noon, and his son, Jonathan Andic, immediately called the rescue service. However, all rescue efforts were unsuccessful.

Isak Andic was born in 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey, to a Jewish family. He emigrated to Catalonia, Spain, at the age of 14 and began his career selling clothes and shoes at flea markets. By the age of 17, he had opened his first fashion store, laying the foundation for the business empire that would become Mango.

Mango is now an international brand with more than 2,743 stores in more than 115 markets worldwide . Under Andic's leadership, Mango has become a benchmark in the global fashion industry, with his net worth estimated at $4.5 billion according to Forbes.

Hong Hanh (according to CNA, indiatimes, Sky)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/nha-sang-lap-thuong-hieu-thoi-trang-mango-qua-doi-o-tuoi-71-do-nga-tu-vach-nui-post325684.html