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Alessandro Benetton

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Alessandro Benetton (Treviso, March 2, 1964) is an Italian entrepreneur.

Career

The most significant part of his studies took place in the United States. In 1987, he graduated in business administration at the Università di Boston. On July 6, 1991, he obtained the Master in business administration at università di Harvard, with advisor Michael Porter.[1]

Between 1988 and 1989, he worked at Goldman Sachs International in London in the Global Finance department as an analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Equity Offering sectors.[2] From 1988 to 1998, he was president of Benetton Formula. The years of his presidency were marked by Formula 1 victories (26 out of the team’s total 27), two world drivers’ championships won with Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995, the constructors’ title won in 1995, and collaborations with Michael Schumacher, Nelson Piquet, Jean Alesi, Riccardo Patrese, and Alessandro Nannini.

Alessandro Benetton is president of 21 Invest, which he founded in 1992 under the name 21 Investimenti (a name maintained until November 27, 2018),[3] a European group with offices in Treviso, Milan, Paris, and Warsaw. He served as president of Benetton Group from April 2012 to May 2014 to guide the transition of the company from entrepreneurial to managerial management. In November 2016, he also left the board of directors due to disagreements with the family over future projects.[4][5] In 2016, he was awarded the Premio America by the Chamber of Deputies and the Fondazione Italia USA.

Since 2022, he has served as Honorary President of the combined entity born from the integration agreement between Autogrill and Dufry.[6][7] He has been a member of the governing council of Confindustria and sat on the Advisory Committee of Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen AG in Zurich, the advisory body of the Swiss holding for the foreign activities of the Bosch Group. He was President of the Cortina 2021 Foundation[8], which organized the Campionati mondiali di sci alpino, held in February 2021 in Cortina d'Ampezzo (BL).[9]

In January 2022, Alessandro Benetton became President of Edizione, which was converted into a SpA.[10][11]

In May 2022, he published the autobiography "La Traiettoria," in which he recounts his professional journey and life choices.[12]

In November 2022, he joined the Board of Directors of the University of Naples Parthenope.

In January 2023, he was appointed Vice President of Atlantia[13], which was renamed Mundys in March of the same year.[14]

Private life

Alessandro Benetton is the second son of Luciano Benetton and Maria Teresa Maestri. He was married for 13 years to former Olympic and world alpine ski champion Deborah Compagnoni, with whom he has three children: Agnese, Tobias, and Luce. He practices various high-level sports, particularly alpine skiing (he is a federal coach of the Federazione italiana sport invernali) and kite surfing. He is passionate about and collects modern art.

Recognitions

  • In 2011, Alessandro Benetton was awarded the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award.[15]
  • In 2014, the Minister Franceschini presented him with the "Vittorio De Sica Award" for distribution in the "Italian Cinema" category.[16]
  • In 2016, he was awarded the Premio America, an award established by the Fondazione Italia USA to honor those who have promoted initiatives and works aimed at strengthening relations between Italy and the United States.
  • In 2018, he received the Kennedy Award for placing sustainable development at the heart of 21 Investimenti.[17]
  • In 2019, he was awarded the International "Sport Civiltà" Award at the Teatro Regio in Parma.
  • In 2023, the UNCA, the Association of Correspondents at the United Nations, awarded him the “Global Advocate of the Year 2023” award.[18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Alessandro Benetton tells his life story to the young people at the Meeting, on tempi.it, 23 August 2012.
  2. ↑ “Se penso a tutte le fotocopie che ho dovuto fare...”. Cfr. Alberto Mazzuca, I numeri uno del made in Italy, Milano, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2005, p. 38.
  3. ↑ Benetton: new logo for 21 Investimenti, becomes 21 Invest , on liberoquotidiano.it
  4. ↑ Divergences on future projects, Alessandro Benetton resigns from the board of directors, on ilgazzettino.it, 27 November 2016. URL consulted on 19 December 2017.
  5. ↑ L'Economia del Corriere della Sera, 7 agosto 2017.
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  9. ↑ Benetton, Luciano, (born 13 May 1935), industrialist; Chairman, Benetton Group SpA, in Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007. URL consultato il 5 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Alessandro Benetton takes over the family holding, on la Repubblica, 13 January 2022. URL consulted on 16 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Alessandro Benetton: «I am about to face the greatest challenge of my life. We are discontinuity», on ilgazzettino.it
  12. ↑ “La traiettoria” by Alessandro Benetton among the most read books of the summer, on ilmessaggero.it
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  14. ↑ Atlantia becomes Mundys: «In 5 years, a global leader in infrastructure» - Il Sole 24 ORE, on ilsole24ore.com
  15. ↑ Alessandro Benetton wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award, on it.fashionnetwork.com
  16. ↑ De Sica Award, from Scola to Vecchioni: here are the winners, on ilmessaggero.it
  17. ↑ Alessandro Benetton receives Kennedy Award, on ricerca.gelocal.it
  18. ↑ Alessandro Benetton, Global Advocate of the Year for Sustainability, on finanza.lastampa.it

Bibliography

  • Alberto Mazzuca, Alessandro Benetton in I numeri uno del made in Italy, Milan, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2005. ISBN 88-8490-796-9
  • AB, A Playlife Story, Milan, Electa, 2013. ISBN 88-3709-546-5
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