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Gildo Pastor (6 October 1910 – 21 October 1990) was a Monégasque businessman and property developer.
Life and career
Gildo Pastor was born in Monaco as the son of Jean-Baptiste Pastor, a stonemason from Liguria in Italy, who immigrated to Monte Carlo as a young man in the 1880s. He was educated at the Public Works School. In 1950, he became the Lebanese consul in Monaco.
After World War II, Pastor acquired oceanfront land at low prices, and in the 1950s, he started building apartment blocks. With a conservative, debt-averse approach, the Pastor family eventually owned some 3,000 apartments, representing 15% of Monaco's total housing stock and worth about €20 billion.
Marriage and children
Pastor married Émilie Brianti on April 27, 1936. They lived in Monaco and had three children:
Victor Pastor (1936-2002), father of:
Philippe Pastor (1961-), artist
Marie-Hélène (1965-)
Jean-Victor Pastor (1968-), Director of J.B. Pastor & Fils
Patrice Pastor (1973-), Chairman of J.B. Pastor & Fils
Hélène Pastor (1937-2014), mother of:
Sylvia Ratkowski (1961-), married to Wojciech Janowski, Polish consul in Monaco
Gildo Pallanca Pastor (1967-), CEO and owner of Venturi Automobiles
Michel Pastor (1943-2014), father of:
Fabrice Pastor (from his first marriage)
Alexandra Pastor (1976-), married to David Hallyday
Delphine Pastor (1977-), CEO of Michel Pastor Group
Émilie-Sophie Pastor (1981-), Director of Michel Pastor Group
Jean-Baptiste Pastor (1984-), Director of Michel Pastor Group
Death and legacy
Following his death in 1990, his wealth was divided between his three children.
The Gildo Pastor Center in Fontvieille, Monaco, was named in his honour.