Amancio Ortega
Spanish business tycoon
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| 2024 | Forbes listed Ortega's net worth at $103 Billion, cementing his status as one of the world's wealthiest individuals. |
| November 2024 | Created a €100 million fund to help mitigate the impact of the DANA severe weather system on the most affected populations in Valencia. |
| July 2021 | Pontegadea acquired a 5% stake in Red Eléctrica and 12% of Redes Energéticas Nacionais, the electricity grid operators of Spain and Portugal. |
| December 2019 | Through Pontegadea, Ortega acquired a 5% stake in the energy company Enagás for 281.64 million euros. |
| July 2017 | Received the 2017 Philanthropic Initiative Award from the Spanish Association of Foundations (AEF). |
| March 2017 | On his 81st birthday, announced a €320 million donation to public healthcare systems to combat cancer, funding over 290 state-of-the-art cancer detection and treatment systems across Spain. |
| 2016 | Awarded 500 scholarships through his foundation, with 250 students studying in Canada and 250 in the United States for their first year of Baccalaureate studies. |
| 2015 | Made an initial €17 million contribution to hospitals in Galicia and Andalusia for healthcare purposes. |
| October 2012 | Donated €20 million to Caritas, which was the largest single donation ever received by the NGO in its history. |
| 2011 | Ortega announced his imminent retirement from Inditex, designating Pablo Isla as his successor as head of the company. |
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