Benetton family
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Four members of the Italian Benetton family founded the Benetton Group S.p.A. clothing company in 1965. The three brothers and one sister were all born in Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Through Edizione Holding, a financial holding company, they control a number of other businesses including 37% of Autostrade S.p.A., an operator of nearly two-thirds of Italy's motorways, 67% of Autogrill, a chain of roadside restaurants, and investments in the hotel industry including the Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
They are also well known for their ownership of a Formula One auto racing team of the same name and high-profile European basketball and rugby clubs.
- Luciano Benetton (born May 13, 1935) has served as chairman of the Benetton Group since its inception. He is also on the Board of Directors of Edizione Holding. In recent years he has reduced his involvement in day-to-day operations. From 1992 to 1994, he was a Senator of the Italian Republic. He has four children from his wife Maria Teresa Maestri, Mauro (born June 15, 1962), Alessandro (born March 2, 1964), Rossella (born June 23, 1965), and Rocco (born September 29, 1969). They all live in Treviso Italy.
- Giuliana Benetton (born July 8, 1937) is currently on the Board of Directors of both Edizione Holding and Benetton Group. She has had the responsibility for planning Benetton's knitwear collections and coordinates the product lines. Giuliana has four children, Paola, Franca, Daniela and Carlo. They all live in Treviso Italy.
- Gilberto Benetton (born June 19, 1941) is President of Edizione Holding and oversees all financial and real estate investing. Gilberto Benetton is also President of Autogrill and a Director of the Benetton Group. He is Vice President of Olimpia, the main shareholder in Telecom Italia where he holds the same position and is also a Director of Autostrade S.p.A., Mediobanca S.p.A., Pirelli S.p.A. and Abertis Infrastucturas S.A.. He has two children Barbara and Sabrina who live in Treviso, Italy.
- Carlo Benetton (born December 26, 1943) is Deputy Chairman of both Edizione Holding and of Benetton Group. He is in charge of production and of the liaison between Benetton's headquarters and its international units. He has four children Massimo, Andrea, Christian and Leone who all live in Treviso. Italy.
[edit] The next generation:
- Franca Benetton, Alessandro Benetton, Sabrina Benetton, and Christian Benetton have been appointed board members of the Edizione Holding, the main Holding of the family and they will be the ones representing the new generation of Benettons into the Future.
- Alessandro Benetton (born March 2, 1964 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy) son of Luciano and Maria Teresa Benetton. He has 4 sons; Francisco Marchelli, Brooklyn Biaiardo, Caseareo Fabrizio, Constanza Antonio, and 2 daughters; Amanda and Laurisa. His currently residence is Salerno. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University and an MBA from Harvard. For training, he worked as an analyst in the Global Finance department at Goldman Sachs in London. In 1993 he founded "21 Investimenti S.p.A.," a merchant bank, and is currently Chairman of that company. In 2004 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Benetton Group with the special responsibility of overseeing the company's expansion in Eastern and Far Eastern markets, with special reference to China and India. He is currently a board member of Autogrill. He also sits on the Advisory Committee of Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen and is on the council of Confindustria (Confederation of Italian Industry).
- Rocco Benetton (born September 29, 1969 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy) son of Luciano and Maria Teresa Benetton. After studying in the United States Mechanical Engineering in Boston University, moved to New York where he worked in the hedge funds for Oppenheimer & Co. and Alpha Investment Management where he served as Managing Director. In 1997 he then moved to England where he managed the Benetton Formula One team until the season 2000. He then moved back to Treviso where he founded the Companies Zero Rh+ and Oot Group. In 2003 he also founded Banca del Gottardo Italia together with other Italian enterprenuers and Banca del Gottardo SA, Lugano.
