Rank #1029
Luciano Benetton
Net worth $4.1B
Fashion retail, investments · Italy
- Born
- May 13, 1935
- Age
- 91
- Source
- Fashion retail, investments
- Residence
- Ponzano Veneto
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Luciano Benetton started the Benetton Group in 1965 with his three siblings, Carlo (d.2018), Gilberto (d.2018) and Giuliana.
- Known for their colorful sweaters, Benetton won over parts of the world, opening its first store in Paris in 1969 and reaching New York in 1980.
- In 2018, 12 years after leaving and allowing outside managers to take on greater roles, Luciano returned to help turn the company around.
- The family has invested in Italian businesses including Mundys, a highway infrastructure company that accounts for more than half their fortune.
- Luciano was elected to the Italian Senate in 1992 and served until 1994.
- At age 14 Luciano's father died. Soon after he started working at a clothing store to help his family make ends meet.
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