Massimo Moratti | |
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 Moratti in 2018 | |
| Chairman of Inter Milan | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Giacinto Facchetti |
| Succeeded by | Erick Thohir |
| In office 1995–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Pellegrini |
| Succeeded by | Giacinto Facchetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1945 Bosco Chiesanuova, Kingdom of Italy |
| Spouse | Milly Moratti (m. 1971) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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Massimo Moratti (born 16 May 1945) is an Italian billionaire petroleum businessman, the former owner of Inter Milan and chairman of the Saras Group, founded in 1962 by his father, industrialist Angelo Moratti. The main production site of the Saras Group is the Sarroch refinery located on the island of Sardinia, one of Europe's only six supersites, with a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day, representing 15% of refining capacity in Italy. In recent years, initially to enable independence of the Sarroch refinery from terms of energy, the Saras Group has entered into the production of electricity and is expanding its production of alternative energy sources, particularly in the field of wind energy, through its subsidiaries Sarlux and Sardeolica, the latter of which is controlled indirectly through the company Eolici Ulassai.
From 1995 until 2013, Moratti was the chairman of Internazionale. He is said to have spent around €1.5 billion of his personal fortune in the transfer market,[1] and was famous for signing numerous football superstars such as Ronaldo in 1997.
He was Inter's honorary chairman, and also a United Nations goodwill ambassador.[citation needed] In 2013, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.[2]
- ^ "Bandini: Massimo Moratti's Inter legacy nears its end as he prepares …". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.