Marta Ortega Pérez
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Marta Ortega Pérez | |
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.jpg) Ortega in 2016 | |
| Born | 10 January 1984 Vigo, Galicia, Spain |
| Alma mater | European Business School London |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | Chair, Inditex |
| Term | 2022–present |
| Predecessor | Pablo Isla |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Amancio Ortega |
Marta Ortega Pérez (born 10 January 1984) is a Spanish businesswoman who is the daughter of Amancio Ortega and was appointed chair of Inditex as of December 2021.[1][2] Ortega replaced Pablo Isla, who was chair and CEO of Inditex since 2011, in April 2022.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Ortega was born on 10 January 1984 in Vigo, Spain.[5][6] She studied at La Coruña and continued her baccalaureate education in Switzerland. She studied business at the European Business School in London and graduated in 2007, with a specialty in international entrepreneurship. The same year, she began to work at Inditex, at the London Zara store in Chelsea, then other locations and departments in the business.[7] She currently works at the Inditex headquarters in Arteixo, Spain, for the women's product and design department, collaborating with Beatriz Padín.[2]
In Arteixo, Ortega works with her father, Inditex founder Amancio Ortega, introducing new ways to communicate with the public.[8] Since 2015, she has been on the board of directors of the Amancio Ortega Foundation. The foundation's scholarship program was modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic per an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[9]
In November 2021 it was announced that in 1 April she would be named chairperson of Inditex, succeeding Pablo Isla.[10] Her appointment caused the company's share price to fall sharply. In her role, she will be expected to address the company's reputation of alleged forced labor and environmental impact.[1]
She was ranked 32nd on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Ortega has two children, a son and a daughter. She married Sergio Álvarez Moya in 2012, with whom she had her son, but separated three years later.[5] In 2018 she was married to Carlos Torretta, a public relations employee at Inditex, with whom she has a daughter born in 2020.[12] For her wedding to Torretta, she wore a Valentino gown.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Inditex: Zara founder's daughter becomes fashion giant's chair". BBC News. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b Elisa Lipsky-Karasz (31 August 2021). "Why Marta Ortega Pérez Is the Secret to Zara's Success". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Wikidata Q121960917. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Rodríguez, Rafa (9 December 2021). "Marta Ortega, la mujer que iba a reinar". Vogue España (in Spanish). CONDENET IBERICA S.L.
- ^ "Inditex shareholders back heiress Marta Ortega as chairwoman". Reuters. 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b Galaz, Mabel (9 January 2015). "Separation, Inditex-style". El País.
- ^ Galindo, Cristina (6 December 2021). "Marta Ortega, the heiress to the Zara empire". El País.
- ^ Nieto, Maite (13 June 2019). "Sandra y Marta Ortega, dos hermanas con vidas radicalmente distintas". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Amancio Ortega cumple 85 años: las personas que han marcado su vida". Vanity Fair España (in Spanish). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Así ha logrado la Fundación Amancio Ortega salvar su programa de becas a estudiantes". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Villaécija, Raquel (30 November 2021). "Marta Ortega sustituirá a Pablo Isla en la presidencia de Inditex". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Most Powerful Women". Fortune.
- ^ Carey, Alexis (2 December 2021). "Inside glamorous life of Zara heiress Marta Ortega Perez, the fashion empire's 'secret weapon'". News.com.au.
- ^ Cusumano, Katherine (17 November 2018). "Marta Ortega and Carlos Torretta's Wedding Details: Here's Everything We Know About the Spanish "Wedding of the Year"". W.
- ^ Ellison, Jo (28 March 2023). "The Zara woman: an exclusive interview with Marta Ortega Pérez". Financial Times.
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