Emil Tedeschi (born April 6, 1967, in Split)[citation needed] is a Croatian entrepreneur, founder, and majority owner of the Atlantic Grupa.
[6] In 1991, he founded Atlantic Trade independently, starting with six employees from the Zagreb branch of Meteor Holding.
[7][8][9][10] The company initially grew by selling Wrigley chewing gum and Ferrero chocolate bars.
[28][29] Also, Tedeschi is a chairman of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award jury in Croatia.
[30] In 2010, he received the award "Večernjak pečat" as the businessman of the year in the region of Southeast Europe,[31] and the state decoration of the Order of Danica Hrvatska with the image of Blaž Lorković for special services to the economy.