The terrible impact it has had on the family and on Mango the death of Isak Andic, founder of the textile company, will not affect the future of the firm, according to the statement made public by Toni Ruiz, CEO of the famous textile business, few hours after horrible accident that cost the tycoon his life of Turkish origin, who currently served as non-executive president of the entity. Jonathan, Judith and Sarah, his children, are shareholders and advisors of men’s collections.
Andic sobbed He was the one who, over the years and with exceptional business intelligence, turned a small company founded in Barcelona in his youth into a global empire, to the point of becoming one of the richest men in Europe, thanks also to his other real estate and financial businesses, being, for example, one of the largest shareholders of Banco de Sabadell.
Isak Andic owned, among other properties, houses in the Arán Valley and a mansion of dimensions that are difficult to imagine in Esplugues de Llobregat, near others such as the one that belonged to Shakira and Piqué. That of the founder of Mango has 1,600 square meters built on an area of 4,500 meters. The house, with three enormous floors, includes a 220 square meter garage and a colossal swimming pool, with a modern design. Andic renovated the house in 2014. The garden is bright green grass, and is surrounded by cypress trees that provide absolute privacy.
In love with the sea and sailing, and with his immense yacht Nirvana Formentera
In love with the sea and sailing, his yacht Nirvana Formentera It was considered one of the most luxurious, beautiful and elegant in the world. He paid for that boat in 2008, 30 million euros and its decoration was impeccable and exquisite, as some of his friends remember, such as Jaime de Marichalar, whom he invited to his sailboat every summer through the waters of the Mediterranean. In the European winter, Andic chose the Pacific and the Caribbean for his vacations. For that seafaring passion and trust in his heir Jonathan, The tycoon decided to leave Mango’s executive position in 2014, leave the firm in the hands of his son and dedicate himself to enjoying his boat on a trip around the world that he was extremely excited about.
But it couldn’t be. A few months after embarking on his adventure, Mango was on the road to disaster, The management of his son, who was too young, was chaotic and the father had to return and take the helm again. Under his command, Mango managed to recover. It was then that Andic made the firm decision to separate the management of the business from his own. Toni Ruiz, his right-hand man, was elected CEO, himself non-executive president. and his son Jonathan, advisor, but without management control. A decision that remains in force and will thus appear in “his business will”, according to family sources telling Informalia.
With Toni Ruiz at the helm, Isak Andic He decided to dedicate more time to living, traveling and always in the company of the women who have passed through his life. The first relationship that appeared in the press was the one he had briefly, with Cristina Valls-Taberner, daughter of the banker Javier and married for years to Francisco Reynés, CEO of Naturgy.
After divorcing his wife Ray Snow, mother of his three children and heirs, the businessman had a long relationship with Zenaida Bufill, successful Catalan businesswoman. But for a few years (some sources place the beginning of the relationship in 2018), his girlfriend was the golf champion, Estefanía Knut, divorced from Leopoldo Rodés’ son, Gonzalo Rodés, another important Catalan entrepreneur.
Since his relative retirement, Andic was less socially visible than when he organized spectacular shows at Barcelona fashion week. Your private plane, the largest jet in Spain, with capacity for 15 passengers, took the most famous faces of the moment from Madrid to Barcelona, Naty Abascal a Isabel Presyler, Simoneta Gómez-Acebo, or the daughters-in-law of Simeon of Bulgaria: Carla Royo Villanova and María García de la Rasilla.
In the first row of the catwalk, Andic shared a seat with all of them, or with Katie Holmes, Penélope Cruz, Kate Moss, Milla Jovovich or Dakota Johnson, for example. Queen Letizia often wears Mango and she is one of the best ambassadors of the firm. And on his visits to Barcelona he has had lunch with this businessman, whom he admired and with whom he had a cordial relationship.
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