Luigi Cremonini | |
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Born | 1939 (age 84–85) |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | businessman |
Spouse | married |
Children | 4 |
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. [1] [2]
Cremonini was born in 1939, [3] into a poor farming family near Modena, Italy. [4] He studied farming in Bologna. [3] In May 1994, the University of Bologna awarded him the honorary degree in veterinary medicine.[ citation needed]
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. [4]
Cremonini is married, with four children, and lives in Modena, Italy. [4]
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]
Luigi Cremonini | |
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Born | 1939 (age 84–85) |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | businessman |
Spouse | married |
Children | 4 |
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. [1] [2]
Cremonini was born in 1939, [3] into a poor farming family near Modena, Italy. [4] He studied farming in Bologna. [3] In May 1994, the University of Bologna awarded him the honorary degree in veterinary medicine.[ citation needed]
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. [4]
Cremonini is married, with four children, and lives in Modena, Italy. [4]
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]