Rosa Oriol Explained

Rosa Oriol
Birth Name:	Rosa Maria Oriol Porta
Birth Date:	1946

Rosa Maria Oriol Porta or Rosa Oriol de Tous (born 1946)^[1] is a Spanish jeweller, business executive and the creative director of Tous Designer House. She and her husband, Salvador Tous, led the business to grow into an international jewellery and fashion accessories company. She married him in 1965 and at that time Tous was a more local jewelry store founder by his father. Her ideas include reportedly coming up with the "Tous teddy bear" during a trip.^[2] ^[3] She received the Creu de Sant Jordi Award in 2014.^[4] She has also received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and was named a "Fun Fearless Female" by Cosmopolitan magazine.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Artistes del Bages: Oriol Porta, Rosa Maria. Museu commarcal de Manresa. 13 September 2015 . Catalan.
http://www.esadealumni.net/ea/alumni_today/description_past_events?id_evento=293591 Esade Alumni
http://www.campdenfb.com/article/spanish-family-business-profile-tous Campden FB
http://www.govern.cat/pres_gov/AppJava/govern/govern/consell-executiu/acords-govern/nota-premsa/258735/govern-distingeix-creu-sant-jordi-27-persones-15-entitats.html Generalitat de Catalunya autonomous government page on 2014 Creu de Sant Jordi
http://merchant2.videotex.net/common/News/articles/detail.cfm?QID=8665&classification=news&topicID=0&clientID=11001&subnav=news Manhattan Chamber of Commerce