About Isabella Seràgnoli
  • Isabella Seràgnoli is the sole shareholder of Coesia, one of the world's largest packaging firms, with operations ranging from cigarettes to cosmetics.
  • Coesia started out as a motorcycle production firm named G.D. in 1923 and was taken over by her father, Enzo, in the late 1930s.
  • The firm moved into packaging in the 1950s, initially for confectionery and soap, when Enzo's brother Ariosto invented an automatic wrapping machine.
  • G.D. took off in the 1960s with the invention of the cigarette packing machine 4350/Pack, making it the dominant supplier in the tobacco industry.
  • Isabella took over in 2002 and renamed the firm Coesia in 2005; she has diversified her fortune by investing in private equity and public stocks.
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Age
78
Source of Wealth
Packaging
Residence
Bologna, Italy
Citizenship
Italy
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