Gilberto Benetton

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Gilberto Benetton

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Birthplace: Treviso, Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Death: October 29, 2018 (77)
Treviso, Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Immediate Family:

Son of Leone Albino Benetton and Rosa Benetton
Husband of Private
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Luciano Benetton; Giuliana Bertagnin and Carlo Benetton

Occupation: 80's Clothing Executive
Managed by: Tommaso Valarani
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About Gilberto Benetton

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/obituaries/gilberto-benetton-dea...

ROME — Gilberto Benetton, who drove the expansion of the family clothing business known for its colorful sweaters and provocative advertisements into investments in agriculture, real estate, highways and other nonwoolen enterprises, died on Monday in Treviso, Italy. He was 77.

A spokesman for the family’s holding company, Edizione, confirmed the death without specifying the cause.

Mr. Benetton and his three siblings founded the Benetton Group in 1965, manufacturing and selling colorful sweaters for the Italian market. They opened their first store abroad, in Paris, in 1969...

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Gilberto Benetton's Timeline

1941
June 19, 1941
Treviso, Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy
2018
October 29, 2018
Age 77
Treviso, Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy