Mauro Libi Crestani

When asked, Libi told The Financial Times in July 2017 that the allegations against him were false and that they were an attempted smear campaign;

Libi has been accused of corruption and has been investigated by several government bodies. He was exonerated by the Venezuela National Assembly, the country's legislative branch, in late 2016. The original complaint had been filed by the ruling party Chavista group.

In August 2016, the Audit Commission, a body within the Venezuela National Assembly, investigated Libi's business activities based on a "dossier compiled by Socialist Tide, a splinter chavista group." On October 5, 2016, Libi appeared before the commission to defend himself. By December 7, the commission closed its investigation.

In 2012, Crestani set an ambitious goal of getting 30 percent of the oats market in Venezuela. He opened a new oat processing plant in Guatire, a city in Miranda, Venezuela.

In 2008, Crestani launched a foundation to help kids "in response to an influx of children living on the streets of Vargas." The foundation, the Casa Hogar Foundation, pays for housing, school, and medical care. Since its founding, it has served 146 children. The background for the need for the foundation lies in the 1999 mudslide "Vargas tragedy."

Libi "made his mark as a food importer and entrepreneur" beginning in the early 2000s. That was the same time period that coincided with Hugo Chávez being in power in Venezuela.

Before running Avenas Inproceca, Crestani started his business career in 1996 when he was 26 years old. His first job was in his father's company overseeing 33 employees.

Mauro Libi Crestani (1968—) is a Venezuelan businessman and owner of the food distribution company Avenas Inproceca. He is either an owner, major shareholder, or holds some other controlling position in over 30 companies across three continents.