Pedro Brescia Cafferata (31 August 1921 – 21 December 2014) was a Peruvian businessman. He was the co-chairman of

Grupo Breca Grupo Breca, also known as Grupo Brescia, is a Peruvian business conglomerate founded more than 130 years ago with operations in Peru and other countries in Latin America. Fortunato Brescia and his wife, Mrs. María Catalina Cafferata, are the g ...

, a conglomerate founded by his father, and the president of BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.

Early life

Pedro Brescia Cafferata was born on 31 August 1921. His father,

Fortunato Brescia Tassano Fortunato Brescia Tassano (died 1951) was an Italian-born Peruvian businessman who founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. He emigrated to Peru in 1889. References 1951 deaths Italian emigrants to Peru 20th-century ...

, was the Italian-born founder of

, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, María Catalina Cafferata Peñaranda, was Peruvian. He had a brother and two sisters, all billionaires.

Career

Brescia Cafferata managed Grupo Breca with his brother Mario. He was also the chairman of the insurance company

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, the bank BBVA Continental, and the fish company Tasa.

Death

Brescia Cafferata died on 21 December 2014, at the age of 93.

References

1921 births 2014 deaths 20th-century Peruvian businesspeople Brescia family National Agrarian University alumni Peruvian bankers Peruvian people of Italian descent {{Peru-bio-stub