MILAN — Gilberto Benetton, one of the four founding siblings of the iconic Benetton fashion brand known as much for its provocative ad campaigns as its colorful knitwear, died Monday evening at age 77, his family announced. Over the years, the family became increasingly involved in financial investments through the Edizione holding company, which Gilberto was instrumental in creating 30 years ago. He remained Edizione’s deputy chairman and chairman of one of the key investments, the Autogrill highway and airport restaurant concession, until his death. The Italian government has pledged to revoke the highway concessions granted to Autostrade, alleging that poor maintenance contributed to the disaster. While the cause has not yet been determined, prosecutors have identified managers of Autostrade among the more than 20 people under investigation.

Source: National Post October 22, 2018 21:15 UTC