The executive vice president of Spanish fast-fashion company Mango says he didn't kill his father, but he's decided to temporarily step aside while he fights the allegations. In an open letter to employees, Jonathan Andic, eldest son of Mango founder Isak Andic, said he is stepping down after being charged in connection with his father's death, but stressed he will keep his "family, social and business projects," EuroNews reports.
- "A public narrative has been constructed that is one-sided, taken out of context and distorted, and which has created a perception of guilt that bears no relation to reality," Andic, 45, wrote, per Reuters. "I know that dismantling it will require time, effort, and intense dedication."
Isak Andic, a prominent Turkish-Catalan businessman with an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion, died in December 2024 after plunging more than 300 feet down an embankment near the Salnitre caves outside Barcelona; investigators are probing whether he fell or was pushed. He was hiking with Jonathan, the only witness. Jonathan was arrested was arrested last week. A judge wrote that there was evidence he "played an active and premeditated role"—and that WhatsApp messages revealed "feelings of hatred, resentment, and thoughts of death, and blaming his father for his situation." The messages showed Jonathan was obsessed with money, the judge wrote.
Jonathan, who has posted bail of $1.2 million, told employees he is facing "the gravest, most unjust and unfounded accusation that can be levelled at a person." He was named as executive vice president around six weeks after his father's death. The resignation does not affect his ownership stakes: Jonathan and his two sisters control 95% of Mango through family holding company Punta Na. In a statement, Mango's board issued a statement of support, saying they have "full confidence that the legal proceedings will be resolved favourably and trust that this will happen as swiftly as possible," reports Reuters.
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