Ray-Ban owner Leonardo del Vecchio dies at 87

Ray-Ban’s billionaire owner Del Vecchio dies at 87 - Times of India

Europe News: Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Ital

Raised in a Milan orphanage, Ray-Ban owner Leonardo Del Vecchio built a €24bn fortune

Leonardo Del Vecchio, the Italian entrepreneur who started with a tiny optics workshop in the Dolomite mountains and ended up as the undisputed world leader in eyewear, has died. He was 87.

Leonardo Del Vecchio, founder of the empire that controls Ray Ban, dies at 87

Italian tycoon and founder of the EssilorLuxottica group, the company that controls optical brands such as Ray Ban and Oakley, Leonardo Del Vecchio was the second richest man in Italy.

Leonardo Del Vecchio, billionaire Ray-Ban owner, dies at 87

Del Vecchio added a dash of Italian style to spectacles and became one of Europe's wealthiest men, investing some of his riches to build stakes in Italian financial group Mediobanca and insurer Generali.

Ray Ban, Oakley, Persol : mort de Leonardo Del Vecchio, l’empereur italien de la lunette

Le président du géant mondial de l’optique EssilorLuxottica et deuxième fortune d’Italie, est décédé à l’âge de 87 ans à Milan, une nouvelle qui a bouleversé les milieux d’affaires et politiques.

Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio dies at 87

Leonardo Del Vecchio, who created the eyewear business that owns brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley, passed away on Monday at the age of 87, his company reported.