Luigi Cremonini

Luigi Cremonini (born 1939) is an Italian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of Cremonini SpA and Inalca SpA, and the honorary president of the Chamber of Commerce ItalAfrica Centrale.[2][3]

Luigi Cremonini
Born1939 (age 80–81)
NationalityItalian
Occupationbusinessman
Net worthUS$1.8 billion (August 2018)[1]
Spouse(s)married
Children4

Early life

Cremonini was born in 1939,[4] into a poor farming family near Modena, Italy.[1] He studied farming in Bologna.[4] In May 1994, the University of Bologna awarded him the honorary degree in veterinary medicine.

Career

In 1963, Cremonini opened, with his brother Giuseppe a small butcher's shop, the start of the pan-European Cremonini Group, with an annual turnover of meat products of $3.6 billion, and Marr, Italy's largest food-service distributor.[1]

Personal life

Cremonini is married, with four children, and lives in Modena, Italy.[1]

In 1985, he was awarded the Order of Orange-Nassau by the Queen Beatrix and appointed Cavalier of Labour by the President Alessandro Pertini.[5] In October 2009, Cremonini was presented with an "Italy in the World 2009" award at the Italian Embassy in Moscow.[6]

References
  1. "Luigi Cremonini & family". Forbes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. "The management of the Cremonini Group". www.cremonini.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. Marco. "Directive Council". www.italafricacentrale.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. "History of Cremonini S.p.A. – FundingUniverse". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. "Economia Italiana: articoli, interviste, news di economia - Luigi Cremonini: politica e burocrazia hanno avvelenato la voglia di creare imprese". www.economiaitaliana.it. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. Mariarosaria. "The "Award Italy in the World 2009" assigned to Luigi Cremonini". www.italafricacentrale.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.


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