Carlo de Benedetti

Carlo De Benedetti (born 14 November 1934) is an Italian industrialist, engineer and publisher. He is both an Italian and naturalized Swiss citizen.He was awarded the Order of Merit for Labour by the Italian state in 1983, the Medaglia doro ai benemeriti della cultura e dellarte (Gold medal of culture and art) and the Legion dHonneur in 1987.De Benedetti is chairman of the Rodolfo De Benedetti Foundation (Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti) in Milan, which he founded in 1998 in memory of his father. It promotes research into economic policy decisions regarding the labor market and welfare systems in Europe.He is currently married to the former actress Silvia Monti.

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