Alex Fort Brescia (October 16, 1957, in

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) is a

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businessman. He is the co-chairman of

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, a family conglomerate, and

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, a Peruvian bank.

Biography

Alex Fort Brescia was born into the billionaire Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather,

Fortunato Brescia Tassano Fortunato Brescia Tassano (died 1951) was an Italian-born Peruvian businessman who founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. He emigrated to Peru in 1889. References 1951 deaths Italian emigrants to Peru 20th-century ...

, founded

, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, Rosa Brescia Cafferata, is a billionaire heiress. His brother, Bernardo Fort Brescia, is an architect. Fort Brescia graduated from

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and earned a master in business administration from the

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. Fort Brescia is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, his family conglomerate, since 2016. He is also the chairman of BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank. Additionally, he is the chairman of the insurance company Rímac Seguros, as well as B1 Capital Partners and Melon. He serves on the boards of directors of Tasa, Minsur, Intursa, CPPQ, Exsa and Urbanova. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of APORTA, a social impact entity of Grupo Breca.

References

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