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Leonardo Del Vecchio

Leonardo Del Vecchio
Born22 May 1935 (1935-05-22)
Died27 June 2022(2022-06-27) (aged 87)
Segrate, Italy
Occupation(s)Founder and chairman of Luxottica
Known forSunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Ray-Ban, Oakley
Children6, including Claudio, Leonardo Maria

Leonardo Del Vecchio (22 May 1935 – 27 June 2022) was an Italian billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of Luxottica,[1] the world's largest producer and retailer of glasses and frames,[2] with 77,734 employees and over 8,000 stores.[3] At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at US$24.1 billion, the second richest person in Italy, and 54th in the world.[4][5]

  1. ^ "From Laurene Powell Jobs to Leonardo del Vecchio, opportunity knocks for the world's richest people | The National". Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Grdn2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Luxottica Group on the Forbes World's Most Innovative Companies List". Forbes. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Leonardo Del Vecchio". Bloomberg. 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Forbes profile: Leonardo Del Vecchio". Forbes. 3 January 2019.

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