A Mallorcan man is among the ten richest people in Spain.
His fortune amounts to 3.3 billion euros
PalmThe CEO of the Iberostar Group, Miguel Fluxá Roselló, from Mallorca, has one of the ten largest fortunes in Spain this year, with €3.3 billion, a net worth that has propelled him from 16th to 9th place, according to the Forbes list. In addition to being a major shareholder, Fluxá owns 51% of Sayglo Holding SL, a family holding company he shares with his daughters, Sabina and Gloria, who each hold 24.5%. Also from the Balearic Islands, Carlos and Juan March Delgado, shareholders of Corporación Financiera Alba, occupy the 16th and 17th positions on the list, with fortunes linked to the banking sector amounting to €2 billion and €1.9 billion, respectively. Within the same family saga, Gloria March, who owns 15% of the company, ranks 69th with a fortune of 700 million euros, while her sister, Leonor March, who also owns 15% of the business, has a fortune of 500 million euros and is ranked 89th. The head of the Riu hotel group, Carmen, rises to 27th place on the list with a fortune of 1.5 billion euros. Her brother, Luis Riu Güell, who has managed the hotel company since Carmen's retirement from the executive position, follows with the same net worth. Isabel García Lorca, president of the Piñero hotel group, occupies the 64th position on the list with a fortune of 790 million euros; four positions behind is Gabriel Escarrer Jr. and family, of the Melià hotel group, whose wealth reaches 760 million euros.
From Ibiza, Abel Matutes and family, owners of Palladium Hotel Group, remain in 86th position on this Forbes list with a fortune of 600 million euros.