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Sunday, December 15, 2024
Image: Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya.
Image: Jan Hagelskamp1.
On Saturday, the Spanish media reported that Isak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion chain Mango died in a spelunking accident in the Salnitre de Collbató caves in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was 71 years old.
Although the Spanish newspapers gave conflicting reports over whether he fell off a cliff or fell down a ravine, Andic’s death was confirmed by Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain.
Police were reportedly called to the scene after Andic slipped and fell 150 meters to his death. A helicopter, ambulance and a specialized mountain unit were also reportedly called to the scene. One Spanish newspaper described the area in which Andic fell an “area of difficult access”.
Members of Andic’s family, including his son, were with him at the time of the accident.
Mango CEO Toni Ruiz said of Andic’s passing on social media, “His departure leaves a huge void but all of us are, in some way, his legacy and the testimony of his achievements.” Catalan president Salvador Illa Roca said Andic “contributed to making Catalonia great and projecting it to the world.”
A spokesperson for the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain gave Andic credit for “great advances for Spanish Judaism“, and called him an “an active pillar of the Jewish community in Barcelona and Spain.”
The Mango chain now operates nearly 3,000 outlets in over 120 different countries, and Forbes estimated Andic’s net worth to be USD$4.5 billion. At the time of his death, Andic was the non-executive chairman of the company. Andic was perceived to have been in a rivalry with Amancio Ortega, the founder of Zara, another Spanish fashion retailer.
Andic was born in Istanbul, Turkey and emigrated to Spain with his family when he was 13. He founded Mango in Barcelona in 1984 with his brother Nahman Andic, selling T-shirts at their local high school. This progressed to sales at the Balmes Street market in Barcelona, before finally opening the first Mango store in 1984 after electing that there was more opportunity in retail.
