Aldo Maria Brachetti Peretti

Born in Fermo on 18 September 1932, he took his degree in economics^[1][2] and began working at API in 1957, while teaching economics and banking at the Universities of Rome and Parma. In 1965, he joined the board of directors and, in 1974, he was appointed Executive Vice-President and CEO of API.^[1] In 1977, he was appointed President and CEO.^{[citation needed]}

In 1978, he received the honor of "Cavaliere del Lavoro" from the President of Italy.^[1][2]

On 6 October 2009, he received an honorary degree in Engineering.^[3] At the time of his death in 2025 he was the Chairman of API Holding S.p.A. and of the Unione Petrolifera and one of the most important producers of Bordeaux wines in Europe, with his own vineyard called “Il Pollenza”.^[4]

He was the father of Ugo Brachetti Peretti and Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti.^{[citation needed]}

Peretti died on 26 December 2025, at the age of 93.^[5]