Carlo Benetton, the youngest of
the four siblings who founded the renowned Italian fashion
company Benetton, has died from cancer at the age of 74.
He launched the company together with Luciano, Giuliana and
Gilberto Benetton in 1965.
Subsequently he took charge of the part of the group that
deals in animal husbandry.
He was chairman of the dairy cattle breeding farm Maccarese
Spa in Fiumicino near Rome, which was purchased and restructured
by Benetton Group holding company Edizione Holding in 1998 as
part of a government provatisation programme.
He is survived by four children.
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