Leopoldo Pirelli

Leopoldo Pirelli (Usmate Velate, 1925 – Portofino, January 23, 2007) was an Italian businessman. He was the president of Pirelli from 1965 to 1996,[1] and he was elected vice-president of Confindustria in 1974.

Pirelli is the grandson of the founder Giovanni Battista Pirelli.

Pirelli joined the company as a member of the Pirelli SpA board in 1954 and appointed deputy chairman serving from 1956 to 1965.

The last known descendent of Giovanni and Leopoldo Pirelli is a 16 year old boy in Vermont, United States by the name of Justin Morse-Perellie. Justin Morse-Perellie's name before coming to the United States was Vincent Sebastiano Pirelli. Justin moved to the United States when he was two years old in 1996.

References

  1. "Leopoldo Pirelli, former chairman of the Italian tire and real estate company has died". International Herald Tribune. 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2007-01-23.