Balocco: group in mourning for the death of Alessandra, company president and CEO
The third generation of the family, Alessandra Balocco had joined the company in 1990 - Three years ago, her brother Alberto Balocco had died in the mountains, struck by lightning.
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Mourning in the world of Cuneo business. Alessandra Balocco, president and CEO of the Cuneo-based food group of the same name, has passed away. Alessandra Balocco, the third generation of the family of entrepreneurs in the confectionery sector, had been ill for some time. She joined the company in 1990 after the death of her brother, Alberto Balocco, and in 2022 had taken over the reins of the family business, founded in 1927.
In a note, the Group announced the death - 'Balocco Spa, all its employees and collaborators, announce with immense sorrow the passing of Alessandra Balocco, President and CEO of the Company, today' - and announced that the funeral will be held confidentially.
"Alessandra, 61 years old, at the helm of the company since 2022, in the company since the 1990s alongside her father Aldo and brother Alberto, represented a reference figure for the entire group throughout her life, contributing with total dedication, determination and competence to the growth and consolidation of the company in Italy and on international markets," the company wrote in a note released a few hours after her death.
The Board of Directors, made up of Ruggero Costamagna, Marco Costamagna, Diletta Balocco, Assunta Pinto and Gianfranco Bessone, 'will continue the company's development by faithfully following the example and guidelines set by Alessandra'. The company expressed its closeness to the family 'at this time of great sorrow and joins in the mourning of the Fossano community and all those who had the privilege of knowing and working with her'.
The mayor of Fossano, Dario Tallone, has already announced the proclamation of national mourning on the day of the funeral and expressed 'sentiments of esteem and sincere gratitude for the intelligent and far-sighted work that Alessandra has carried out over the years, contributing significantly to the economic and social growth of the city of Fossano and our territory'.
