ACCESSORIES / EYEWEAR

Luxottica Founder Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies Aged 87

Del Vecchio was the embodiment of the self-made man, building the giant eyewear company and becoming one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Italy.


By LUISA ZARGANI
Bureau Chief, Milan

JUNE 27, 2022, 4:18AM



MILAN — Luxottica founder and chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio, who became chairman of EssilorLuxottica after the merger of the French and Italian groups, died Monday morning at age 87 at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. One of the wealthiest and most influential entrepreneurs in Italy, Del Vecchio was the embodiment of the self-made man ...

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