Gildo Pastor (6 October 1910
– 21 October 1990
[) was a Monégasque businessman and property developer.
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Life and career
Gildo Pastor was born in Monaco
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as the son of Jean-Baptiste Pastor, a stonemason from Liguria in Italy, who immigrated to Monte Carlo
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as a young man in the 1880s.[ In 1950, he became the Lebanese consul in Monaco.][
After World War II, Pastor acquired oceanfront land at low prices, and in the 1950s, he started building apartment blocks. With a conservative, debt-averse approach, the Pastor family eventually owned some 3,000 apartments, representing 15% of Monaco's total housing stock and worth about €20 billion.][
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Marriage and children
Pastor married Émilie Brianti on April 27, 1936.[ They lived in Monaco and had three children:][
* Victor Pastor (1936-2002), father of:
** ]Philippe Pastor
Philippe Pastor (born 1961) is a Monegasque artist. An abstract expressionist, his work has been exhibited in Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States. A participant of the 2007 Venice Biennale, he represents Monaco's art scene at the Expo 2015.
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(1961-), artist
** Marie-Hélène (1965-)
** Jean-Victor Pastor (1968-), Director of ''J.B. Pastor & Fils''
** Patrice Pastor (1973-), Chairman of ''J.B. Pastor & Fils''
* Hélène Pastor
Hélène Pastor (31 March 1937 – 21 May 2014) was a Monegasque businesswoman and heiress. She headed what is seen as Monaco’s ‘second dynasty’, and was the richest woman in the principality. She was assassinated by a gang that included he ...
(1937-2014), mother of:
** Sylvia Ratkowski (1961-), married to Wojciech Janowski, Polish consul in Monaco
** Gildo Pallanca Pastor (1967-), CEO and owner of Venturi Automobiles
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* Michel Pastor
Michel Pastor (1944 – 2 February 2014) was an heir, businessman and art collector from Monaco.
Early life
Michel Pastor was born in 1944.Claire LathburyMichel Pastor dies aged 70, ''The Monaco Times'', 3 February 2014 His father, Gildo Pasto ...
(1943-2014), father of:
** Fabrice Pastor (from his first marriage)
** Alexandra Pastor (1976-), married to David Hallyday
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Early life
Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers ...
** Delphine Pastor (1977-), CEO of ''Michel Pastor Group''
** Émilie-Sophie Pastor (1981-), Director of ''Michel Pastor Group''
** Jean-Baptiste Pastor (1984-), Director of ''Michel Pastor Group''
Death and legacy
Following his death in 1990, his wealth was divided between his three children.[
The Gildo Pastor Center in ]Fontvieille, Monaco
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History
In contrast to the other ...
, was named in his honour.
References
1910 births
1990 deaths
People of Ligurian descent
Monegasque businesspeople
Monegasque billionaires
Gildo
Gildo (died 398) was a Roman Berber general in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. He revolted against Honorius and the Western Roman Empire ( Gildonic war), but was defeated and possibly killed himself or was assassinated.
Etymology
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20th-century businesspeople
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