Italy sunglasses king gifts staff millions in birthday bonanza
The founder of Italian eyewear giant Luxottica is celebrating his 80th birthday by giving the firm`s 8,000 employees in Italy shares worth around nine million euros ($10 million).
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Rome: The founder of Italian eyewear giant Luxottica is celebrating his 80th birthday by giving the firm`s 8,000 employees in Italy shares worth around nine million euros ($10 million).
"A sincere thank you to the Group`s employees in Italy, those at the heart of Luxottica`s success," Del Vecchio said in a statement.
"With this small gesture, I would like to show how important the employees are to me. I truly feel as if we are a family," he said.
Luxottica, owner of the Ray-Ban and Oakley brands, reported a record profit for 2014 and began 2015 in style, boasting an increase in its first-quarter profit of nearly 34 percent thanks to strong growth sales in North America.
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