Who are the top five Italian billionaires? He tells us there magazine US Forbes, who also in this year, ravaged by the pandemic, has compiled the Real Time Billionaire, the list of the richest people in the world. According to this ranking, the Italians at the top for their wealth are all successful entrepreneurs. These, in order, are their names: Giovanni Ferrero, Leonardo Del Vecchio, Massimiliana Landini Aleotti, Giorgio Armani and Stefano Pessina.
John Ferrero
Among the five Italian billionaires, Giovanni Ferrero keeps the first place, executive president of the well-known Alba confectionery company, which in October bought the historic English biscuit brand Fox's from Northern Food Grocery Group Limited. Ferrero, 56, is the richest man in Italy and the 29th in the world. Its wealth is $ 27,5 billion, up from $ 24,5 billion in March. Born in Milan in 1964, the second son of the industrialist Michele Ferrero studied Marketing in the United States before joining the family business with his brother Pietro. Since the death of the latter, he is to date the only director of the successful holding. In 2011 he received the appointment of Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Leonardo DelVecchio
In second place among the five Italian billionaires we find Leonardo Del Vecchio, 85, owner of ExilorLuxottica, which boasts assets of 24,7 billion. In recent months, Del Vecchio has become the protagonist for his rise in the Mediobanca corporate structure of which he is now a shareholder with a stake that exceeds 10%. Of humble origins, the entrepreneur grew up in the Martinitt boarding school until he was 14. The following year he worked as an apprentice at Johnson, which produces cups and medals. Hardworking and willing, he specialized in metal engraving and design at the Brera Academy and, in Trentino, he found employment in a factory in the sector. In 1958 in Agordo (Belluno), he opened a shop where eyeglass frames were made. The same, three years later, was transformed into the Luxottica sas company. Success began a few years later, all on the rise.
Massimiliana Landini Aleotti
Among the five Italian billionaires, the third place is occupied by a woman: Massimiliana Landini Aleotti, 78, owner, together with her two children, ofFlorentine pharmaceutical company Menarini. His net worth is worth $ 10,6 billion. Widow of Alberto Aleotti, she inherited the Big Pharma brand in 2014, following the death of her partner. Today, the pharmaceutical company has 16 thousand employees and 14 factories around the world.
Giorgio Armani
The fourth place is occupied by the stylist and entrepreneur Giorgio Armani, 86 years old. In spite of the difficulties this period caused the fashion industry, Armani's assets grew to $ 8,9 billion. In the last months, Armani is committed to the fight against coronavirus, and increased activities related to environmental sustainability. His first collection dates back to 1975, when he founded his company together with his partner, Sergio Galeotti, who passed away ten years later.
Stephen Pessina
In fifth place is the engineer and entrepreneur Stefano Pessina, 79 years old, founder and CEO of the Walgreens Boots Alliance chain, a US pharmaceutical company. A graduate in nuclear engineering from the Milan Polytechnic, Pessina holds assets of 8,6 billion dollars. Walgreens Boots Alliance, listed on Nasdaq, has 400 employees worldwide.