Four members of the Italian Benetton family () founded the Benetton Group S.p.A. fashion company in 1965.Timeline of the Benetton Group
Benetton Group Official Webpage The three brothers and one sister were all born in

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, Italy. Their father owned a bicycle shop. Through Edizione, a financial holding company, they control a number of other businesses including 30% of Atlantia S.p.A., an operator of nearly two-thirds of Italy's motorways, 60% of

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, a chain of roadside restaurants, and investments in the hotel industry including the Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal in

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Luciano Benetton 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. Early life Luciano Benetton was born on ...

(born 13 May 1935) is currently on the board as a non executive director. He is also on the board of directors of Edizione S.r.l.. From 1992 to 1994, he was a

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of the Italian Republic for the

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. He has five children, Mauro (born 16 June 1962), Alessandro (born 2 March 1964), Rossella (born 23 June 1965), Rocco (born 29 September 1969) and Brando. They all live in Treviso, Italy. *

Giuliana Benetton Giuliana Benetton (born 8 July 1937) is an Italian billionaire businesswoman, one of the co-founders of Benetton Group, the Italian fashion brand. In May 2015, ''Forbes'' estimated the net worth of Giuliana Benetton and each of her three siblings ...

(born 8 July 1937) is currently on the board of directors of both Edizione S.r.l. and Benetton Group. She has had the responsibility for planning Benetton's knitwear collections and coordinating product lines. Giuliana actually began the family business by knitting sweaters, which her brother Luciano would peddle by bicycle. She is married and has four children, Paola, Franca, Daniela and Carlo. *

Gilberto Benetton Gilberto Benetton (19 June 1941 – 22 October 2018) was an Italian billionaire businessman, one of Europe's most influential industrialists. He was a co-founder of Benetton Group, the Italian fashion brand which he started and ran with his three ...

(19 June 1941 – 22 October 2018) was chairman of Edizione S.r.l. and oversaw all financial and

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. Gilberto Benetton was also chairman of

and a director of the Benetton Group. He was a director of Atlantia S.p.A. and

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S.p.A. He was also a board member of Pirelli S.p.A. and

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. He had two children Barbara and Sabrina who live in Treviso, Italy. *

Carlo Benetton Carlo Benetton (26 December 1943 – 10 July 2018) was an Italian billionaire businessman. He was one of the co-founders of Benetton Group, the Italian fashion brand. In May 2015, '' Forbes'' estimated the net worth of Carlo Benetton and each o ...

(26 December 1943 – 10 July 2018) was deputy chairman of both Edizione S.r.l. and Benetton Group. He was in charge of production and of the liaison between Benetton's headquarters and its international units. He had five children, Stefano, Massimo, Andrea, Christian and Leone who all live in Treviso, Italy. His son Stefano was killed in a car crash in the United States of America in 1985 at age 18. Carlo died of cancer on 10 July 2018.

The next generation

* Franca Benetton,

Alessandro Benetton Alessandro Benetton (born 2 March 1964) is an Italian businessman. He served as Chairman of the Benetton Group from April 2012 to May 2014. Early life Alessandro Benetton is the son of Luciano Benetton and Maria Teresa Maestri. He attended univ ...

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, and Christian Benetton have been appointed board members of the Edizione S.r.l., the main holding of the family, and they will be the ones representing the new generation of the Benettons. *

was born on 2 March 1964 in Treviso, eldest son of Luciano Benetton. He received a

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degree from

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and an

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from

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. He worked as an analyst at the global finance department at

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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 East Asia, particularly China and India. He is currently chairman of Benetton Group and a board member of

. He also sits on the advisory committee of

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and is on the council of Confindustria (Confederation of Italian Industry). He has three children, Agnese, Tobias and Luce. *

Rocco Benetton Rocco Benetton (born 29 September 1969) is an Italian entrepreneur publicly known for his role as Chief Executive Officer of championship-winning Formula One Team Benetton. Personal background He is the son of Maria Teresa and Luciano Benetton a ...

was born on 29 September 1969 in Treviso. He is also a son of Luciano and Maria Teresa Benetton. After studying

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, he moved to New York, where he worked at hedge funds, Oppenheimer & Co. and

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. He served at the latter as managing director. In 1997, he moved to England, where he managed the

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team until the 2000 season. He then moved back to

, where he founded the companies Zero Rh+ and

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. In 2003, he temporarily joined the board of

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References

External links

Photos of Benetton's family

Each time a man - The Alessandro Benetton Blog
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