Luciano Benetton
Luciano Benetton | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 23 April 1992 – 14 April 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1935 Treviso, Italy |
| Political party | Italian Republican Party |
| Children | 4 (including Alessandro Benetton) |
| 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, one of the co-founders of Benetton Group, the Italian fashion brand.
He served as the chairman of Benetton from 1978 to 2012.[1]
Early life
Luciano Benetton was born on 13 May 1935 in Treviso, Italy.[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 pieced of yellow, green and pale blue sweaters.[4]
Career
In 1965, together with his siblings, Giuliana Benetton, Carlo Benetton and Gilberto Benetton, 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 May 2015, Forbes estimated the net worth of Luciano Benetton and each of his three siblings at US$2.9 billion.[8]
Personal life
He is married with four children and lives in Treviso, Italy.[8] His son, Alessandro Benetton chaired Benetton Group from April 2012 to May 2014.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Luciano Benetton: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ a b c "Luciano Benetton". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Berend, Ivan T. (2016-09-22). An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe: Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316546284.
- ^ Berend, Ivan T. (2016-09-22). An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe: Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316546284.
- ^ Waxman, Sharon (1993-02-17). "THE TRUE COLORS OF LUCIANO BENETTON". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- ^ McDonough, John; Egolf, Karen (2015-06-18). The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. Routledge. ISBN 9781135949136.
- ^ "Luciano Benetton | Italian manufacturer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ a b "Luciano Benetton". Forbes. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Wojewoda, Nicolò (2017-09-08). How to Engage Youth to Drive Corporate Sustainability: Roles and Interventions. Routledge. ISBN 9781351275460.
- ^ "Benetton Heir Alessandro Goes It Alone With Private Equity Firm". Bloomberg.com. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
External links
- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XI legislature
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