Brescia - Mr Tiberio Lonati, CEO of Santoni and a pioneer in the seamless knitting industry has died.
Mr Lonati was regarded as one of the foundation pillars of the industry and had a great passion and drive for technological advancements and foreseeing what the industry would require.
He died in Brescia with all the members of his family around him.
He had been ill for a short time battling pancreatic cancer.
An obituary of Mr Lonati will appear in the next issue of Knitting Trade Journal.