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Leonardo Del Vecchio, right, the billionaire founder of Luxottica, attends a company event with Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. Getty
Leonardo Del Vecchio, right, the billionaire founder of Luxottica, attends a company event with Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. Getty
Billionaire founder of Luxottica and Ray-Ban owner, Leonardo Del Vecchio, dies aged 87
The founder of the Italian eyewear company had a net worth of $25.7bn at the time of his death