Ernesto Pellegrini | |
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| Chairman of Inter Milan | |
| In office 1984–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Ivanoe Fraizzoli |
| Succeeded by | Massimo Moratti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1940 Milan,Italy |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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Ernesto Pellegrini (born 14 December 1940) is an Italian catering businessman and the former owner of Inter Milan from 1984 to 1995.
The son of a farmer, Pellegrini worked as an accountant in the early 1960s for the bicycle manufacturing company Bianchi, earning L50,000 per month. [1] In 1964, he was promoted to chief accountant, but instead, he asked for more work within the company, becoming the manager of the canteen. [2] Here, he started his ascendancy in the catering industry, and in 1965 he founded the Organizzazione Mense Pellegrini following the realisation that the Italian economic miracle was facilitating the expansion of the Italian food industry, thanks to Italian population's more disposable income and new food habits. [2] In 1975, his company changed its status to Pellegrini S.p.A., [2] [3] which over time expanded to include services such as meal tickets, corporate, health, and school catering services, sanitation and industrial cleaning services, and welfare services in Italy. [2] [3] [4]
In 2019, Pellegrini S.p.A. made €600 million profit and employed circa 6,500 people. [5]
In 1979, Pellegrini wrote a letter to the Inter's chairman Ivanoe Fraizzoli, asking to be allowed to contribute financially to the club. As a result, he was admitted as a member of the board. [2] [6] Pellegrini purchased Inter from Ivanoe Fraizzoli in 1984, becoming the club's 17th chairman. [2] [7]
Under his ownership, Inter purchased players such as Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Lothar Matthäus, Jürgen Klinsmann and Andreas Brehme, winning the record-breaking 1988–89 Serie A together with two UEFA Cups and one Supercoppa Italiana. [7]
In 2020, he was inducted into Inter Milan Hall of Fame. [8] In 2022, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. [9]
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