Amancio Ortega vs. Rob Walton
Who will win?
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Name Amancio Ortega |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $113.8B |
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Born March 28, 1936 (age 88) |
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Education |
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Source Zara |
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Industry Retail |
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Ortega first began his career manufacturing textiles through a small family company in 1963. He owns a 10% stake in Spanish telecoms firm Telxius and 5% of publicly traded natural gas grid operator Enag's.
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Name Rob Walton |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $64.6B |
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Born October 27, 1944 (age 79) |
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Education |
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Source Walmart |
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Industry Retail |
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Rob Walton, who has a law degree from Columbia University, helped Walmart prepare for its IPO in 1970. His daughter Carrie Walton Penner sits on the board of the Walton Family Foundation, which his parents set up on Walmart's 25th anniversary in 1987.