Luciano Benetton | |
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Member of the Senate | |
In office 23 April 1992 – 14 April 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Treviso, Italy | 13 May 1935
Political party | Italian Republican Party |
Children | 4, including Alessandro |
Relatives | Giuliana Benetton (sister) Carlo Benetton (brother) Gilberto Benetton (brother) |
Residence(s) | Treviso, Italy |
Occupation | Co-founder of Benetton Group |
Luciano Benetton (born 13 May 1935) is an Italian billionaire businessman and one of the co-founders of Benetton Group, an Italian fashion brand. He served as the chairman of Benetton from 1978 to 2012.[1]
Early life
[edit]Luciano Benetton was born on 13 May 1935 in Treviso.[2] His father had a small business and following his death,[3] Benetton dropped out of school at the age of 14 to work in a clothing shop.[2] He saved money to buy a $200 knitting machine and teamed up with his sister to produce a collection of twenty pieces of yellow, green and pale blue sweaters.[4]
Career
[edit]In 1965, together with his siblings Giuliana, Carlo and Gilberto, he founded Benetton Group.[2][5]
In 1992, he was elected to the Italian Senate.[6]
In 2003, he announced that his family is stepping down from running the company, due to decreasing sales and increased competition.[7]
In 2006, he founded the Imago Mundi Collection, a collection of contemporary art in 10 by 12 cm format from around the world.[8]
In May 2015, Forbes estimated the net worth of Luciano Benetton and each of his three siblings at US$2.9 billion.[9]
Personal life
[edit]He is married with four children and lives in Treviso.[9] His son Alessandro chaired Benetton Group from April 2012 to May 2014.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Luciano Benetton: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Luciano Benetton". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Berend, Ivan T. (22 September 2016). An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe: Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-54628-4.
- ^ Berend, Ivan T. (22 September 2016). An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe: Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-54628-4.
- ^ Waxman, Sharon (17 February 1993). "THE TRUE COLORS OF LUCIANO BENETTON". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ McDonough, John; Egolf, Karen (18 June 2015). The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94913-6.
- ^ "Luciano Benetton | Italian manufacturer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Mission". Fondazione Imago Mundi. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Luciano Benetton". Forbes. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Wojewoda, Nicolò (8 September 2017). How to Engage Youth to Drive Corporate Sustainability: Roles and Interventions. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-27546-0.
- ^ "Benetton Heir Alessandro Goes It Alone With Private Equity Firm". Bloomberg.com. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XI legislature
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