Rosalía Mera

Rosalía Mera Goyenechea, born 1944 in A Coruña, Galicia, is one of the richest people in the world. She began designing gowns and lingerie in her home with her then-husband, Amancio Ortega Gaona. The couple parlayed their work into a multi-billion-dollar corporation, Inditex, and the Zara line of clothing stores. Despite her divorce from Ortega, Mera retains a 7% stake in the company.

Mera also owns interests in a company which make fingerprinting identification kits for infants and another company ( [http://www.zeltia.com/ Zeltia] ) which investigates about cancer fighting compounds in products from the ocean.

She is also the president of the Paideia Foundation, a charitable organization. The foundation has become involved in Spanish media, most notably as a producer of the Internet-themed game show "Terceira rede" ("Third Network"). Her venture capital firm Rosp Corunna is also a share holder in Continental Prods, a Galician media company. She also has a share of Milou Films and of Tornasol Films.

External links

* [http://www.inditex.com/en Inditex official web page]
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