Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident

Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident

File - Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident. The president and founder of Mango, Isak Andic, during the award ceremony for the 8th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award (Iese), at the IESE Business School Barcelona North Campus, on March 18, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). King Felipe VI presented the eighth edition of the Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Achievement to Isak Andic, co-founder and president of Mango, who has managed, after almost four decades, to turn Mango into one of Spain's most important multinationals in the fashion sector. Mango currently has more than 2,560 stores in 115 countries and more than 14,000 employees. In 2022 it achieved an all-time record in sales, 2,688 million (20% more than in 2021) and an unprecedented turnover with a net profit of 81 million (67.5 last year). Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident

Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident

File - Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident. King Felipe VI (left) presents the 8th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award (IESE) to the chairman and founder of Mango, Isak Andic (right), at the IESE Business School Barcelona North Campus, on March 18, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). King Felipe VI presented the eighth edition of the Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award to Isak Andic, co-founder and president of Mango, who has managed, after almost four decades, to turn Mango into one of Spain's most important multinationals in the fashion sector. Mango currently has more than 2,560 stores in 115 countries and more than 14,000 employees. In 2022 it achieved an all-time record in sales, 2,688 million (20% more than in 2021) and an unprecedented turnover with a net profit of 81 million (67.5 last year). Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident

Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident

File - Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies Aged 71 In Mountain Accident. The president and founder of Mango, Isak Andic, speaks during the award ceremony for the 8th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award (Iese), at the IESE Business School Barcelona North Campus, on March 18, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). King Felipe VI presented the eighth edition of the Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Achievement to Isak Andic, co-founder and president of Mango, who has managed, after almost four decades, to turn Mango into one of Spain's most important multinationals in the fashion sector. Mango currently has more than 2,560 stores in 115 countries and more than 14,000 employees. In 2022 it achieved an all-time record in sales, 2,688 million (20% more than in 2021) and an unprecedented turnover with a net profit of 81 million (67.5 last year). Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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