Miquel Fluxà Rosselló
Spanish billionaire businessman
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Miquel Fluxà Rosselló (born July 1938) is a Spanish billionaire businessman, and the chairman and 100% owner of Grupo Iberostar, which owns 100 hotels and resorts in 16 countries.[1] Fluxà Rosselló is the "third generation heir to a shoe-making business".[1] As of April 2022, his net worth is estimated at US 3.2 billion.[2]
Miquel Fluxà Rosselló | |
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| Born | July 1938 (age 88) Majorca, Spain |
| Known for | Chairman and owner of Grupo Iberostar |
| Spouse | Sabina Thienemann |
| Children | Sabina and Gloria |
| Father | Llorenç Fluxà Figuerola |
Early life
Fluxà was born in Majorca[3] in July 1938,[4] he is the grandson of Antonio Fluxà who set up the shoe-making shop Lottusse in Majorca in 1877, and the son of Llorenç Fluxà Figuerola who expanded the family business to hospitality. Fluxà has two brothers: Antonio who led the family shoe company Lottusse until his death in 2015, and Lorenzo who founded the shoe brand Camper in 1975.[1]
Career
In 1986, with his father, Fluxà opened his first Iberostar hotel. Expansion of the group included the acquisitions of an airline company, a cruise company and hotel chains. After his father died in 1993, Fluxà led the opening of the group's first international location in the Dominican Republic.[1]
In 2004, Fluxà founded Fundacion Iberostar.[5] In 2006, he sold most of the group's tourism subsidiaries to focus on hotels.[1]
In 2016, he appeared for the first time in Forbes' billionaire list with an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion.[1]
