{{short description|Italian entrepreneur (born 1958)}} {{Infobox person | name = Marina Salamon | image = Marina Salamon - Festival Economia 2018.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by the blind and visually impaired's speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tradate | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = businesswoman | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | employer = | alma_mater = Ca' Foscari University of Venice | relatives = }} '''Marina Salamon''' (born 3 September 1958) is an Italian entrepreneur.
==Biography== At only seventeen years old, Salamon became the partner of entrepreneur Luciano Benetton, and they remained together until 1993. Towards the end of their relationship, their son Brando was born. Although Brando is officially recognized by his father, he grew up with his mother and her new partner, Marco Benatti,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xZo75OhK4FwC&q=brando+benetton&pg=PA55|title=Io donna e madre: donne celebri si raccontano|year=2002 |isbn=978-88-315-2286-1|publisher=Edizioni Paoline|access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref> an advertising manager whom Salamon married in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1998/luglio/30/Matrimonio_senza_vip_per_Marina_co_0_9807307506.shtml|title=Matrimonio senza vip per Marina Salamon|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref> With Benatti, she has three children, and for a few years, she also had two teenage girls in temporary foster care.
She has a degree in history from Ca' Foscari University of Venice.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.it/cinzia-ficco/marina-salamon-osa-esci-dalla-paura_b_3893790.html|title=Marina Salamon: "Osa, esci dalla paura!"|date=9 November 2013 |work=The Huffington Post|access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref>
At twenty-three,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.avvenire.it/Rubriche/Pagine/Leggere,%20rileggere/Marina%20Salomon%20fra%20quote%20rosa%20e%20Medjugorje_20130612.aspx?Rubrica=Leggere,%20rileggere|title=Marina Salomon fra quote rosa e Medjugorje|newspaper=Avvenire|access-date=2 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113416/http://www.avvenire.it/Rubriche/Pagine/Leggere,%20rileggere/Marina%20Salomon%20fra%20quote%20rosa%20e%20Medjugorje_20130612.aspx?Rubrica=Leggere,%20rileggere|archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> thanks to the financial support of Luciano Benetton, Salamon established the company Altana, specializing in the production of garments.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1993/02/26/marina-una-miniera-per-re-salamon.html|title=MARINA UNA MINIERA PER RE SALAMON|date=26 February 1993 |newspaper=la Repubblica|access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref> As president and majority shareholder of the company, she grew Altana by acquiring other companies, making it known at the European level. The company managed various brands, including Moschino, Liu Jo, Jeckerson,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://argomenti.ilsole24ore.com/marina-salamon.html|title=Marina Salamon|newspaper=Il Sole 24 ORE|access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref> and, for several years, Moncler.
As proprietor and sole administrator of the Alchimia holding company, Salamon acquired control of Doxa in 1992 from the heirs of the founder Pierpaolo Luzzatto Fegiz. Ennio Salamon, had been the president and managing director of Doxa for many years. Salamon came to hold 90% of the shares.<ref name="MARINA">{{cite web|title=Marina Salamon|url=http://www.runu.it/index.php/marina-salamon/|editor=Risorse Umane e Non Umane |access-date=2 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613041000/http://www.runu.it/index.php/marina-salamon|archive-date=13 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="SALAMON">{{cite news|title=SALAMON Marina|url=http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=SALAMON+Marina|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|access-date=2 September 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115424/http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=SALAMON+Marina|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, she assumed the role of managing director of Doxa, and in 2012, she also became president after dismissing her father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-friends.it/getdoc/0239ca86-7445-46e8-b94d-c4d8e251406a/Marina-Salamon.aspx|title=L'impresa e la cooperazione|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> In 2006, together with Emma Marcegaglia, she founded Arendi, a company that produced photovoltaic plants;<ref name="MARINA" /> the company has since closed.<ref>{{cite web|author = Orlando Mastrillo|url = http://www3.varesenews.it/gallarate_malpensa/i-cinesi-e-i-costi-della-ricerca-svanisce-il-sogno-green-di-marcegaglia-281046.html|archive-url = https://archive.today/20141125133128/http://www3.varesenews.it/gallarate_malpensa/i-cinesi-e-i-costi-della-ricerca-svanisce-il-sogno-green-di-marcegaglia-281046.html|archive-date = 2014-11-25|title = I cinesi e i costi della ricerca: svanisce il sogno "green" di Marcegaglia}}</ref>
Salamon has also had experiences in politics. Always close to the positions of Communion and Liberation,<ref>{{cite web|author=Ferruccio Pinotti|url=http://www.dagospia.com/rubrica-3/politica/crepe-paradiso-comunione-fatturazione-se-non-si-34508.htm|title=C'È QUALCHE CREPA NEL POTERE DI CL|date=18 January 2012 |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> she has moved several times between center-right and center-left. In 1994, she was a candidate on the Democratic Alliance list, which she later left.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/maggio/06/Salamon_lascia_basta_con_vecchio_co_0_9405068069.shtml|title=La Salamon lascia AD: "basta con il vecchio"|access-date=24 November 2014|newspaper=Corriere della Sera}}</ref> In the same year, she joined the council of the comune of Venice as a spokesperson for Mayor Massimo Cacciari, but she was removed from office after a few months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/febbraio/08/Cacciari_licenzia_Salamon_sei_saccente_co_0_9502085312.shtml|title=Cacciari "licenzia" la Salamon: sei saccente|access-date=24 November 2014|newspaper=Corriere della Sera}}</ref> Later, she was a promoter of Fare di Oscar Giannino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribunatreviso.gelocal.it/cronaca/2012/07/29/news/con-giannino-salamon-e-de-vido-1.5474731|title=Marina Salamon con Oscar Giannino|access-date=24 November 2014|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130113147/https://tribunatreviso.gelocal.it/cronaca/2012/07/29/news/con-giannino-salamon-e-de-vido-1.5474731|url-status=dead}}</ref> Salamon has been the international councilor of the WWF for over ten years, with responsibilities for the management of assets, personnel, finance, and budgeting.<ref name="SALAMON" />
In 2013, her book ''Dai vita ai tuoi sogni'' was published by Mondadori.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://autori.librimondadori.it/marina-salamon|title=Marina Salamon|publisher=Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref>
For her work as an entrepreneur and manager, Salamon received the Premio Marisa Bellisario in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazionebellisario.org/online/1992-2/|title=Elenco premiate 1992 dal sito della Fondazione Bellisario|website=Fondazione Bellisario|access-date=2 September 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903053505/http://www.fondazionebellisario.org/online/1992-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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