Del Vecchio died of pneumonia at San Rafaele hospital in Segrate, an eastern suburb of Milan on Monday, June 27th.
In Italy, one of the richest businessmen, the owner of the Ray-Ban brand and the head of Essilor Luxottica eyewear holding Leonardo Del Vecchio died. He is 87 years old nature company press office.
“EssilorLuxottica is sad to announce today that our head has died,” the statement said.
Del Vecchio Holding has approximately 77,734 employees and more than 8,000 stores.
He grew up in an orphanage. In 1961, he founded Luxottica, which later became the owner of the Ray-Ban brand, and in 2018 merged with the French company Essilor.
Del Vecchio was the executive head of Essilor Luxottica until December 2020. He then handed over management of the company to CEO Francesco Milleri.
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