Aldo Maria Brachetti Peretti
Count Aldo Maria Brachetti Peretti | |
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| Born | September 18, 1932 Fermo, Italy |
| Died | December 26, 2025 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | University of Rome (Degree in economics) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1957–2025 |
| Organization | Gruppo API |
| Known for | Chairman of Gruppo API |
| Title | Chairman of API Holding S.p.A. |
| Term | 1977–2025 |
| Successor | Ugo Maria Brachetti Peretti |
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| Awards | Cavaliere del Lavoro (1978) |
Count Aldo Maria Brachetti-Peretti (18 September 1932 – 26 December 2025) was an Italian businessman who was chairman of the API Group.
Life and career
Born in Fermo on 18 September 1932, he took his degree in economics[1][2] and began working at API in 1957, while teaching economics and banking at the Universities of Rome and Parma. In 1965, he joined the board of directors and, in 1974, he was appointed Executive Vice-President and CEO of API.[1] In 1977, he was appointed President and CEO.
In 1978, he received the honor of "Cavaliere del Lavoro" from the President of Italy.[1][2]
On 6 October 2009, he received an honorary degree in Engineering.[3] At the time of his death in 2025 he was the Chairman of API Holding S.p.A. and of the Unione Petrolifera and one of the most important producers of Bordeaux wines in Europe, with his own vineyard called “Il Pollenza”.[4]
He was the father of Ugo Brachetti Peretti and Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti.
Peretti died on 26 December 2025, at the age of 93.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Cavaliere". Federazione Nazionale dei Cavalieri del Lavoro (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ a b Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica - Servizio sistemi informatici - reparto web. "Onorificenze - Dettaglio del conferimento". www.quirinale.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "sito Università degli Studi di Parma". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "sito Informa Cibo". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ E' morto Aldo Maria Brachetti Peretti, protagonista del settore petrolifero con lo storico marchio Api (in Italian)