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Giovanni Besenzoni, founder and president of Besenzoni SpA, died in his Sarnico, he was 77 years old.
A strong entrepreneurial spirit and technical insights have brought the company that bears its name to success. Besenzoni had founded Besenzoni SpA in 1967, today a reference point in the production and distribution of accessories in the nautical industry. With over one hundred employees and seven factories active in the production district in the Bergamo area, Besenzoni has been serving and assisting its customers in 90 countries with the largest sales network in the sector for over 50 years, qualifying itself as one of the flagship companies of the Made in Italy. "To create quality products, technologically advanced and with a distinctive design. Defined on an industrial scale or tailor-made for the individual customer, with the certainty of complete assistance, always and everywhere" is the business philosophy imposed by Giovanni since the foundation of company, which today is run by his sons Giorgio and Fiorella. Awarded the Pioneer Nautical Award in 2008, Besenzoni is part of the circle of those names that have brought innovation to the nautical world. His inventions are numerous, such as the stern platform with ladder introduced in the 1970s, the hydraulic gangways with remote control up to the hyper-technological driver seats that won major international awards. "The heart of what from a small company has become a consolidated industrial reality has remained the same: the man and his craftsmanship". Giovanni Besenzoni liked to say. A brilliant and generous man, much loved by his collaborators and tied to his territory, Giovanni has always had a strong sensitivity towards the less fortunate who helped with charitable actions without ever boasting about it. The president leaves his wife Antonietta and their three children, Alessandra, Fiorella and Giorgio, a.d. of Besenzoni.