This book is a comprehensive biography of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the Italian entrepreneur and founder of the Luxottica Group, one of the world's largest eyewear companies. It chronicles his rise from a humble shoemaker's apprentice to a successful businessman and philanthropist
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Leonardo Del Vecchio was an Italian billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of Luxottica, the world's largest producer and retailer of glasses and frames, with 77,734 employees and over 8,000 stores. 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.