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Luigi Cremonini

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Luigi Cremonini
Born1939 (age 84–85)
NationalityItalian
Occupationbusinessman
Spousemarried
Children4

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]

Early life

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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]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "The management of the Cremonini Group". www.cremonini.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ Marco. "Directive Council". www.italafricacentrale.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "History of Cremonini S.p.A. – FundingUniverse". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Luigi Cremonini & family". Forbes.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.