Alessandro Benetton
Alessandro Benetton (Treviso, March 2, 1964) is an Italian businessman.
Career
Alessandro Benetton is president of 21 Investimenti S.p.A., which he founded in 1992. Today the European Group has offices in Treviso, Milan, Paris, Geneva and Warsaw. He is one of the pioneers of private equity in Italy. Among the companies it has successfully relaunched are Pittarosso and The Space Cinema. He served as Chairman of the Benetton Group from April 2012 to May 2014.
He served as Chairman of the Benetton Formula from 1988 to 1998. His chairmanship years were marked by Formula 1 victories (26 out of the team’s total 27), including two world titles won with Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995, a manufacturing victory in 1995, and a collaboration with Nelson Piquet, Jean Alesi, Riccardo Patrese, Alessandro Nannini.
From 1988 to 1989, he worked in the Global Finance department at Goldman Sachs International in London as an analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Equity Offering sectors.