Alex Fort Brescia Explained

Alex Fort Brescia
Birth Date:Alex Paul Gaston Fort Brescia[1]
Alma Mater:Williams College
Columbia Business School
Occupation:Businessman
Parents:Rosa Brescia Cafferata
Paul Fort
Relatives:Fortunato Brescia Tassano (grandfather)
Mario Brescia Cafferata (uncle)
Pedro Brescia Cafferata (uncle)
Ana Maria Brescia Cafferata (aunt)
Laurinda Hope Spear (sister-in-law)

Alex Fort Brescia (October 16, 1957, in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian businessman. He is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, a family conglomerate, and BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.

Biography

Alex Fort Brescia was born into the billionaire Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather, Fortunato Brescia Tassano, founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, Rosa Brescia Cafferata, is a billionaire heiress.[2] His brother, Bernardo Fort Brescia, is an architect.

Fort Brescia graduated from Williams College and earned a master in business administration from the Columbia Business School.[3]

Fort Brescia is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, his family conglomerate, since 2016.[4] He is also the chairman of BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.[3] Additionally, he is the chairman of the insurance company Rímac Seguros, as well as B1 Capital Partners and Melon.[3] He serves on the boards of directors of Tasa, Minsur, Intursa, CPPQ, Exsa and Urbanova.[3]

Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of APORTA, a social impact entity of Grupo Breca.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alex Paul Gaston Fort Brescia. Bloomberg. December 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: Rosa Brescia Cafferata. Forbes. December 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: Alex Fort Brescia. World Economic Forum. December 25, 2017.
  4. Web site: Prensa 2 . 2023-10-12 . Grupo Breca: Conoce a la familia más rica del Perú y sus exitosas empresas . 2023-10-26 . Perú Retail . es.