Marta Ortega Pérez
Spanish businesswoman (born 1984)
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Marta Ortega Pérez (born 10 January 1984) is a Spanish businesswoman who is the daughter of Amancio Ortega and was appointed chair of Inditex as of December 2021.[1][2] Ortega replaced Pablo Isla, who was chair and CEO of Inditex since 2011, in April 2022.[3][4]
Marta Ortega Pérez | |
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.jpg) Ortega in 2016 | |
| Born | 10 January 1984 Vigo, Galicia, Spain |
| Alma mater | European Business School London |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | Chair, Inditex |
| Term | 2022–present |
| Predecessor | Pablo Isla |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Amancio Ortega |
| Family | Ortega family |
Career
Ortega was born on 10 January 1984 in Vigo, Spain.[5][6] She studied at A Coruña and continued her baccalaureate education in Switzerland. She studied business at the European Business School in London and graduated in 2007, with a specialty in international entrepreneurship. The same year, she began to work at Inditex, at the London Zara store in Chelsea, then other locations and departments in the business.[7] She currently works at the Inditex headquarters in Arteixo, Spain, for the women's product and design department, collaborating with Beatriz Padín.[2]
In Arteixo, Ortega works with her father, Inditex founder Amancio Ortega, introducing new ways to communicate with the public.[8] Since 2015, she has been on the board of directors of the Amancio Ortega Foundation. The foundation's scholarship program was modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic per an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[9]
In November 2021 it was announced that in 1 April she would be named chairperson of Inditex, succeeding Pablo Isla.[10] Her appointment caused the company's share price to fall sharply. In her role, she will be expected to address the company's reputation of alleged forced labor and environmental impact.[1]
She was ranked 32nd on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[11]
Personal life
Ortega has two children, a son and a daughter. She married Sergio Álvarez Moya in 2012, with whom she had her son, but separated three years later.[5] In 2018 she was married to Carlos Torretta, a public relations employee at Inditex, with whom she has a daughter born in 2020.[12] For her wedding to Torretta, she wore a Valentino gown.[13][14]
