Michele Ferrero
Michele Ferrero (born April 26, 1925 in Dogliani , Piedmont , † February 14, 2015 in Monte-Carlo ) was an Italian entrepreneur and the owner of the confectionery manufacturer Ferrero .
Life
His parents were Pietro Ferrero and Piera Cillario Ferrero. After the death of his father in 1949, his mother Piera Cillario initially ran the Ferrero company. She later handed over the management of the company to Michele Ferrero. He expanded the company in the 1950s and 1960s and set up additional production facilities outside of Italy. In the 1970s and 1980s, he expanded the company's business to countries outside of Europe.
In 1962, Michele Ferrero married the Italian Maria Franca Fissolo. In 1997 he handed the management over to his two sons Giovanni Ferrero and Pietro Ferrero junior . Pietro died on April 18, 2011 as a result of a heart attack in South Africa .
According to Forbes magazine , Michele Ferrero's family was the richest family in the country, ahead of Leonardo Del Vecchio and Silvio Berlusconi, with a fortune of $ 17 billion in 2009 . He was considered the richest confectionery manufacturer in the world and ranked 30th among the richest men in the world.
Ferrero was a devout Catholic: “We owe the success of Ferrero to the Madonna of Lourdes . Without them, we can hardly achieve anything. ”There are statues of the Madonna in all of the Group's plants . He ran the company “with a hard hand”, but was also considered “generous”.
Ferrero died on February 14, 2015 at the age of 89 in Monte-Carlo.
Honors
- Knight of the Italian Order of Merit (1971)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2005)
- Naming of an asteroid after him: (8454) Micheleferrero (2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b On the death of Michele Ferrero. Chief Sweetener of the World , Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 15, 2015
- ↑ Italy's “Chocolate King” Michele Ferrero has died. orf.at , February 15, 2015
- ↑ The World's Billionaires: # 28 Michele Ferrero & family. In: forbes.com . March 10, 2010, accessed May 1, 2011 .
- ↑ Nutella inventor Michele Ferrero has died . Kleine Zeitung , February 14, 2015
- ↑ 50 years of Ferrero's nut nougat cream. Handelsblatt , May 18, 2014
- ↑ Michele Ferrero: Head of the Nutella Empire is dead. Spiegel Online , February 14, 2015
- ↑ Ferrero Dott. Michele , Presidenza della Republica, May 26, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrero, Michele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dogliani |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2015 |
| Place of death | Monte Carlo |