José María Arizmendiarrieta

Life

José María Arizmendiarrieta Madariaga was a Spanish Catholic priest and promoter of the cooperative companies of the Mondragon Corporation, originally located in the Basque Country and currently spread throughout the world. As of 2021, it is the second largest social economy business group in Spain, bringing together ninety-eight cooperatives, eight foundations, one mutual, ten coverage entities and seven international delegations, distributed in four areas: finance, industry, distribution and knowledge.

From Wikipedia, “José María Arizmendiarrieta”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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