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- Dec 14, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Mango Founder Isak Andic Dies in Hiking Accident
- Isak Andic, Mango's founder and non-executive chairman, died on 14 December 2024 at age 71[1]
- He fell more than 100 metres while hiking with relatives at the Coves del Salnitre near Collbató, outside Barcelona[2]
- Born in Istanbul, Andic moved to Catalonia with his family in the 1960s and founded Mango in Barcelona in 1984, growing it into a retailer present in over 120 markets[1][2]
- Mango said Andic "dedicated his life to Mango, leaving an indelible mark thanks to his strategic vision, his inspiring leadership"[1]
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- [1]90%mangofashiongroup.com/en/w/fallecimiento-isak-andicmangofashiongroup.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Dec 14, 2024 ✓· 92% of score
Mango's own press release, dated 14 December 2024, announces "the unexpected death of Isak Andic, our non-executive Chairman and founder of Mango, in an accident that occurred this Saturday"; Al Jazeera's[2] report, published the same day, adds that he fell while hiking in the Montserrat mountain range.
- [2]82%Mango clothing chain founder Isak Andic dies in mountain accidentaljazeera.com· Published Dec 14, 2024· 8% of score
Reports that Andic, 71, "slipped and fell more than 100 metres from a cliff while hiking with relatives in the Montserrat caves near Barcelona", and that he founded Mango in 1984 after moving to Catalonia as a child.[1]
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