Mango's Isak Andic is richest Catalan, says Forbes
Around a third of Spain's wealthiest people live in Catalonia
Isak Andic, the founder and owner of clothing chain store Mango, is, with an estimated €1.9bn net worth, the richest Catalan according to the 2022 Forbes ranking of Spain's 100 wealthiest people.
Andic is the 12th richest person in Spain after the likes of Inditex's Amancio Ortega, the owner of the biggest fashion retailers in the world, transport company Ferrovial's Rafael Del Pino y Calvo-Sotelo, or the founder of Mercadona supermarket chain Francisco Roig.
A few spots after Andic is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners chairwoman Sol Daurella, who was the wealthiest Catalan last year according to Forbes' 2021 ranking.
Catalans who have made the list include David, Mar, and Arnau of the Nogareda family, who own shares in Hipra, the Girona-based pharmaceutical company that was in the news recently as its Covid-19 vaccine is set to receive EMA authorization shortly, Manuel Lao, the former owner of Cirsa, or Bon Preu supermarket chain's Joan Font.
There are also other wealthy Catalan families in the ranking such as the Gallardos, who own the Almirall labs, the Puiges of Grup Puig, or the Consentino brothers.