Baleària president Adolfo Utor is once again back on Forbes’ list of the hundred richest Spaniards, led by Inditex owner Amancio Ortega. The Dianense businessman ranks 96th with an estimated net worth of 300 million euros..
Forbes Spain has announced a new version of its list, and that of the president of the Dénia-based shipping company is one of the most notable innovations. Utor was already part of this relationship in 2019 but was ranked 88th with the same fortune as was available at the time.
What has changed from the previous situation is that the businessman, in addition to being the Chairman, is now the sole shareholder of the company after purchasing the stake held by the Matutes family.
The Forbes list once again made it to the top five by the same people. a) Yes, leadership again corresponds to Amancio Ortega, majority shareholder of InditexWith 53,500 million Euros, yes, it achieves 20% lower results than last year. Sandra Ortega, behind her daughter and the group’s second-largest shareholder, is down 14 percent to 5,400 million.
Third, Rafael del Pino y Calvo-Sotelo, chairman of Ferrovial, which holds 3,800 million euros, and fourth, Head of Mercadona, Juan Roig of ValenciaIts assets fell from 3,700 million to 3,400. The fifth position belongs to Juan Carlos Escotet, president of Banesto Grupo Financiero Internacional and Abanca, who is the only person to increase his fortune from 2,700 to 3,200 million. They add €63,900 million, which is 48.6% of the total ranking among the five.
The Forbes list includes Adolfo Utor and Juan Roig, as well as other Valencian businessmen. The status of Mercadona’s vice president and Roig’s wife, Hortensia Herrero, ranks eleventh with 1,900 million, compared to 2,300 last year, breaking out of the “top ten” this year. Also, Pamesa’s president, Fernando Roig, dropped 100 million from fifteenth to nineteenth to stay at 1300.
Likewise among wealthy Valencians, The fortunes linked to the business of Coca-Cola Spain stand out. This is the case of José Ignacio Comenge, which is a shareholder of Coca-Cola Europacifics Partners and also holds significant stakes in Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España, Ebro Foods and Ence, ranked 50th with 500 million.
Source: Informacion
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