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- Clemente Del Vecchio is one of six children of Leonardo Del Vecchio, the late chairman (d. 2022) of EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest eyeglasses firm.
- He inherited a 12.5% stake in his father's Luxembourg-based holding company Delfin after his death, along with his stepmother and six siblings.
- Besides EssilorLuxottica, Delfin also owns shares in insurer Generali, banks Mediobanca and UniCredit and real estate developer Covivio.
- He is one of two children Del Vecchio had with Sabina Grossi, Luxottica's former head of investor relations, along with his brother Luca.
- After inheriting his stake in his father's fortune in 2022, Clemente became the world's youngest billionaire at age 18.
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- Age
- 20
- Source of Wealth
- Eyeglases
- Residence
- Milan, Italy
- Citizenship
- Italy
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Paola Del Vecchio
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EssilorLuxottica
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Luca Del Vecchio
Sibling
Generali Group
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