Owners, founders and entrepreneurs
The people behind Spain's leading businesses, their companies and their public channels.
Abel Matutes Prats
Head of Palladium Hotel Group
Leads the Ibizan hotel group founded by his family. His father Abel Matutes Juan, a former European commissioner, remains involved.
No public channel on record
- 1,045 M EUR
Alicia Koplowitz Romero de Juseu
Founder and owner of Omega Capital
Invests through Omega Capital and a sicav. In July 2025 Omega Capital took full ownership of the Hospes hotel chain.
No public channel on record
Amancio Lopez Seijas
Founder and Chairman of Grupo Hotusa
Galician founder of the hotel consortium Hotusa, created in 1977, and of the La Toja business forum. The group is private and unlisted.
No public channel on record
- 109,900 M EUR
Amancio Ortega
Founder of Inditex
Founder of Inditex, the fashion group behind Zara, and Spain's wealthiest business owner according to Forbes Espana. His holding company Pontegadea also invests in real estate.
No public channel on record
- 2,845 M EUR
Ana Botin
Executive Chair of Banco Santander
Third generation of the Botin family to lead Banco Santander. Also sits on the board of The Coca-Cola Company and founded Fundacion Empresa y Crecimiento in 2001.
No public channel on record
- 2,000 M EUR
Carlos March Delgado
Director and shareholder of Corporacion Financiera Alba and Banca March
Member of the March family, which owns Banca March outright and controls the listed investment holding Corporacion Financiera Alba.
No public channel on record
- 2,388 M EUR
Carmen Riu Guell
Chair of RIU Hotels and Resorts
Third generation co-owner of the Majorcan hotel group, held through the family company Saranja.
No public channel on record
Cristina Alvarez Guil
President of El Corte Ingles
Took over the presidency of the department store group in January 2026, succeeding her sister Marta.
No public channel on record
Esther Koplowitz
Vice-chair of FCC
Long standing shareholder of the construction and services group FCC, now majority controlled by Carlos Slim. She chairs the Fundacion Esther Koplowitz, founded in 1995.
No public channel on record
Florentino Perez
Chairman of ACS
Chairman of the construction group ACS and of Real Madrid. He holds his ACS stake through the company Rosan Inversiones.
No public channel on record
Francisco Jose Riberas Mera
Executive Chairman of Gestamp Automocion
Holds the family industrial group Acek jointly with his brother Jon, each through a personal vehicle.
No public channel on record
Gabriel Escarrer Jaume
Chairman and CEO of Melia Hotels International
Succeeded his father, founder Gabriel Escarrer Julia, who died in November 2024. The family holds Melia through three Majorcan holding companies.
No public channel on record
Jon Riberas Mera
Shareholder and director of the Acek group
Owns half of the family holding Acek through Ion Ion, alongside stakes in Gestamp and CIE Automotive.
No public channel on record
Jonathan Andic
Chairman of Punta Na Holding and Mango MNG Holding
Took over the family holding after the death of his father Isak Andic in December 2024. The estate was divided equally among three siblings.
No public channel on record
- 950 M EUR
Jose Elias Navarro
Chairman of Audax Renovables
Self made electricity entrepreneur who controls the listed group Audax Renovables and a range of other businesses through Excelsior Times.
No public channel on record
- 8,400 M EUR
Jose Manuel Entrecanales Domecq
Chairman and CEO of Acciona
Leads Acciona for the Entrecanales Domecq branch of the family. Two family branches together control a majority of the group.
No public channel on record
Jose Maria Serra Farre
Chairman of the Serra family holding in Grupo Catalana Occidente
The Serra family controls the insurer Grupo Catalana Occidente through Inoc and in 2025 launched a takeover bid to delist it.
No public channel on record
- 3,505 M EUR
Juan Abello Gallo
Honorary President of Torreal
Founder of the investment firm Torreal, now led by his son Miguel Abello Gamazo. He also holds a large art collection.
No public channel on record
- 6,200 M EUR
Juan Carlos Escotet
Chairman of Abanca
Founder and chairman of the Galician bank Abanca and fifth in the Forbes Espana 2025 ranking.
No public channel on record
Juan March Delgado
Director and shareholder of Corporacion Financiera Alba and Banca March
Member of the March family. The 2024 annual corporate governance report filed with the CNMV records his voting rights in Corporacion Financiera Alba.
No public channel on record
- 7,900 M EUR
Juan Roig
President of Mercadona
President of Mercadona, Spain's largest supermarket chain, which remains privately owned. Fourth in the Forbes Espana 2025 ranking.
No public channel on record
- 2,388 M EUR
Luis Riu Guell
Chief executive of RIU Hotels and Resorts
Runs the operating side of the family hotel group, which reports 98 hotels in 21 countries.
No public channel on record
Marc Puig
Executive Chairman of Puig Brands
Fourth generation of the Puig family, which took the Barcelona beauty and fashion group public in 2024. He handed the chief executive role to Jose Manuel Albesa in 2026.
No public channel on record
Marcelino Botin Sanz de Sautuola Naveda
Head of the Cartival family holding
Took over the family businesses in 2023 and succeeded his father Jaime Botin, founder figure of Bankinter, who died in August 2024.
No public channel on record
Marta Alvarez Guil
Director of El Corte Ingles
President of El Corte Ingles until January 2026. The company describes her, through Cartera de Valores IASA, as its largest individual shareholder.
No public channel on record
- 3,300 M EUR
Miquel Fluxa Rossello
Executive Chairman of Grupo Iberostar
Majorcan hotel owner. He holds the family vehicle Sayglo Holding with his daughters Sabina and Gloria, which in turn owns the majority of Iberostar.
No public channel on record
- 8,000 M EUR
Rafael del Pino
Chairman of Ferrovial
Chairman of the infrastructure group Ferrovial and third in the Forbes Espana 2025 ranking.
No public channel on record
- 10,000 M EUR
Sandra Ortega
Shareholder of Inditex, president of Rosp Corunna
Largest individual shareholder of Inditex after her father and the second wealthiest Spanish business owner in the Forbes Espana 2025 list.
No public channel on record
- 1,990 M EUR
Simon Pedro Barcelo Vadell
Executive Chairman of Grupo Barcelo
Third generation of the Barcelo family in hotels and travel. The group reported revenue of 3,200 million euros in 2025.
No public channel on record
- 4,600 M EUR
Tomas Olivo Lopez
President and CEO of General de Galerias Comerciales
Murcian developer who built a shopping centre portfolio. In 2026 he bought the historic Telefonica building on Gran Via in Madrid.
No public channel on record
Victor Grifols Roura
Chairman of Honour of Grifols
Chief executive of the blood plasma group Grifols from 1987 to 2017. The family holds its stake through Deria, Ponder Trade and Scranton Enterprises.
No public channel on record