Gildo Pallanca Pastor
Gildo Pallanca Pastor (born 1 April 1967)[1] is a Monégasque businessman, CEO and owner of Venturi Automobiles.
Gildo Pallanca Pastor | |
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Born | 1 April 1967 |
Nationality | Monegasque |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation | CEO and owner, Venturi Automobiles |
Parent(s) | Hélène Pastor and Claude Pallanca |
Relatives | Michel Pastor (uncle) Victor Pastor (uncle) Philippe Pastor (cousin) |
Website | gildo |
Early life
Gildo Pallanca Pastor was born in Monaco, the son of Claude Pallanca and the heiress and businesswoman Hélène Pastor. He has a sister, Sylvia Pastor.
He studied law in France, economic sciences in Italy and real estate construction at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge in the United States.[1]
Career
Gildo Pallanca Pastor purchased Venturi Automobiles in 2001.[1] He also manages the Pastor family's commercial real estate business, a radio station, and about 15 start-up ventures.[2] Since 2015 he has been Monaco's Consul General to the United States.[3]
His mother, "the senior surviving member of what is, in effect, Monaco’s second dynasty after the ruling Grimaldis", was murdered in May 2014. Her son-in-law was convicted of the murder in 2018.[4] As she had a net worth of $3.7 billion and two children, he became a billionaire.[5]
Honours
In 2009, Prince Albert II of Monaco made him a Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles.[1]
Personal life
Pastor is married with children and lives in Monaco.[1]
References
- "Gildo Pallanca Pastor". Venturi. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- Moore, Bill. "Venturi: Tiny Company, Tiny Country, Giant Aspirations". EV World. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- "The Consul General: Gildo Pallanca Pastor". New York, NY: Consulat Général de Monaco. Archived from the original on 2019-03-10.
- Correspondent, Lara Marlowe Paris. "Monaco billionaire's son-in-law convicted over her murder". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- "Hélène Pastor- obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.