Ugo Maria Brachetti Peretti (born July 8, 1965, Rome) is an Italian oil executive, chairman of Gruppo API since 2007.
His father, Count Aldo Maria Brachetti Peretti, Cavaliere Del Lavoro was the head of the family group, Anonima Petroli Italiana (API) for thirty years,[1] until his retirement in September 2007.
During his time with API he has held many positions, at first operating the "downstream cycle" (a combination of activities such as deliveries, transportation, refining, sale and marketing of oil).
[3][4] In this capacity, he focused the Group's activities back to the oil sector, with the strengthening of the distribution network and the improvement of the Falconara refinery.
In 2019, he was appointend Cavaliere Del Lavoro by the president Sergio Mattarella[6] for the oil and energy sector.