Gilberto Benetton (19 June 1941 – 22 October 2018) was an Italian billionaire businessman, one of the co-founders of Benetton Group, the Italian fashion brand. In October 2018, Forbes estimated the net worth of Gilberto Benetton, and each of his three siblings, at US$2.7 billion.

Spouse Lalla Benetton Children 2 daughters

Relatives

Luciano Benetton (brother)
Carlo Benetton (brother)
Giuliana Benetton (sister)
Alessandro Benetton (nephew)

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Career

Benetton was the deputy chairman of Edizione, the family's holding company, and chairman of one of their key investments, Autogrill highway and airport restaurants, until his death.

Personal life

Benetton was married to Lalla, they had two daughters, Barbara and Sabrina, and lived in Treviso, Italy.

He died on 22 October 2018, at his home in Treviso, Italy.

Honours

He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2012. This was due to his contribution to the sport of Italian basketball, while he was the owner of the Italian professional basketball club Treviso Basket.