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Dies at 78 José maría Castellano, First Ceo of Inditex

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José María Castellano, one of the most influential executives in the Spanish textile industry and former collaborator of Amancio Ortega, died this Tuesday in A Coruña at the age of 78. Born in the Herculian city in 1947, Castellano became a key figure to understand the modernization and international expansion of the textile giant. In 1997, Ortega elected him as the first CEO of Inditex, entrusting him with the direction of one of the most decis…

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The economist and businessman José María Castellan or (La Coruña, 1947) has died at 78 years of age in Madrid. The renowned Galician director joined Inditex in 1985, where he played a key role for the company founded by Amancio Ortega since its inception, becoming the number two of Inditex as vice president - the visible face behind the elusive Ortega- and CEO between 1997 and 2005. Among his main achievements, he highlights his role as architec…

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The economist and entrepreneur José María Castellano, first CEO of Inditex, died this Wednesday in Madrid, have informed EFE sources of his environment....

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The director was the first CEO of the Galician textile group

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José María Castellano, one of the most influential executives in the Spanish textile industry and former collaborator of Amancio Ortega, died this Tuesday in A Coruña at the age of 78. Born in the Herculian city in 1947, Castellano became a key figure to understand the modernization and international expansion of the textile giant. In 1997, Ortega elected him as the first CEO of Inditex, entrusting him with the direction of one of the most decis…

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Discreet, as a good Galician businessman and as the president of which he was a right-hand man, Amancio Ortega, José María Castellano (A Coruña, 1947-2025), who died yesterday in Madrid, advanced in his professional career without great public exposure but leaving an intense imprint. ‘Caste’, as his relatives knew him and as Ortega himself referred to him yesterday in a brief note of condolences, will be remembered as one of the most reputed exe…

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The businessman and economist José María Castellano (A Coruña, 1947-2025), who was CEO of...

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La Voz de Galicia broke the news in on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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