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Miquel Fluxà Rosselló

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Miquel Fluxà Rosselló
BornJuly 1938 (age 86)
Majorca, Spain
Known forChairman and owner of Grupo Iberostar
SpouseSabina Thienemann
ChildrenSabina and Gloria
FatherLlorenç Fluxà Figuerola [ca]

Miquel Fluxà Rosselló (born July 1938) is a Spanish billionaire businessman, and the chairman and 100% owner of Grupo Iberostar, which owns 100 hotels and resorts in 16 countries.[1] Fluxà Rosselló is the "third generation heir to a shoe-making business".[1] As of April 2022, his net worth is estimated at US 3.2 billion.[2]

Early life

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Fluxà was born in Majorca[3] in July 1938,[4] he is the grandson of Antonio Fluxà who set up the shoe-making shop Lottusse in Majorca in 1877, and the son of Llorenç Fluxà Figuerola [ca] who expanded the family business to hospitality. Fluxà has two brothers: Antonio who led the family shoe company Lottusse until his death in 2015, and Lorenzo who founded the shoe brand Camper in 1975.[1]

Career

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In 1986, with his father, Fluxà opened his first Iberostar hotel. Expansion of the group included the acquisitions of an airline company, a cruise company and hotel chains. After his father died in 1993, Fluxà led the opening of the group's first international location in the Dominican Republic.[1]

In 2004, Fluxà founded Fundacion Iberostar.[5] In 2006, he sold most of the group's tourism subsidiaries to focus on hotels.[1]

In 2016, he appeared for the first time in Forbes' billionaire list with an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion.[1]

Personal life

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Fluxà is married to Sabina Thienemann,[6] and lives in Esporles, Spain.[2] He has two daughters, Sabina and Gloria, both of whom work for the company.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Keren Blankfeld (8 April 2016). "Spain's Newest Billionaire Transformed Shoe Fortune Into Hospitality Empire". Forbes.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Miguel Fluxa Rossello". Forbes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ "D. Miguel Fluxá, CEO of Iberostar Group; entrepreneurial spirit". Bacanamagazine.com. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Miguel FLUXA ROSELLO - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Iberostar Hotels & Resorts | Spain & Caribbean Hotels | Official Website". Iberostar.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Lo que no ha se publicado de la boda de Sabina Fluxá y Alfonso Fierro - Noticias de Hoteles - Revista de turismo Preferente.com". www.preferente.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. ^ GmbH, FVW Medien. "Iberostar: Plans for major expansion". fvw.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. ^ Magazine, Bacana. "D. Miguel Fluxá, CEO of Iberostar Group; entrepreneurial spirit". www.bacanamagazine.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.