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FB Roundup: Inditex, Gucci, Williams Racing

December 6, 2021

Zara owner Inditex names Ortega heiress as chairwoman, Gucci heirs fire back at “hooligan” portrayal in House of Gucci, Formula One pioneer Sir Frank Williams’s legacy remembered.

Zara owner Inditex names Ortega heiress as chairwoman

Marta Ortega Perez, youngest daughter of billionaire Inditex founder Amancio Ortega, says she will build upon her parents’ legacy and balance innovation and heritage as she prepares to head the world’s largest apparel retailer.

FB Roundup: Olivier Dassault, Exor, Hancock Agriculture

March 12, 2021

French heir and MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash, ‘Shared family values’ as Agnelli family buys foothold in Christian Louboutin, Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Agriculture goes to market with beef portfolio.

French heir and MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

The sudden death of Olivier Dassault, billionaire heir to the French aerospace and software family business and politician, is “a great loss”, President Emmanuel Macron said in tribute.

How family businesses are using social media to engage the world in coronavirus lockdown

May 1, 2020

Family businesses are overcoming global coronavirus lockdowns by using innovative digital strategies to reassure audiences, update customers, share healthcare advice and pay tribute to their workforce.

McDonald’s Big Mac inventor and family business patriarch dies

December 1, 2016

Michael “Jim” Delligatti, the McDonald’s franchisee credited with inventing the bestselling Big Mac almost five decades ago, has died at the age of 98.

Michael “Jim” Delligatti, the McDonald’s franchisee credited with inventing the bestselling Big Mac almost five decades ago, has died at the age of 98.

Delligatti headed M&J Management, the family business he founded in 1968, which now spans four generations. The family business employees 1,000 staff and owns and operates 18 McDonald’s restaurants in western Pennsylvania, earning an estimated $45.5 million in annual revenue.

UK family business chairman steps down

March 13, 2008

The chairman of one of the UK’s most successful family companies is stepping down.

The chairman of one of the UK's most successful family companies is stepping down. Sir Ken Morrison (pictured) will retire as chairman and director of supermarket giant WM Morrison today after more than 50 years of working in the firm. The company was founded in 1899 by Ken's father, William Murdoch Morrison.