Big celebrations on Capri for the wedding of Rocco Basilico, 35, Chief Wearables Officer of EssilorLuxottica and CEO of Oliver Peoples, and model Sonia Ben Ammar, 26, daughter of Tarak Ben Ammar, a Franco-Tunisian producer and close friend of many international publishers and entrepreneurs. The 35-year-old was born of the marriage between Rocco Basilico, a banker who founded the Kairos Group, and Nicoletta Zampillo, who later married Leonardo Del Vecchio in her second marriage. The two young people were married in the church of Santa Sofia in Anacapri in front of about 100 guests. The reception was held at the Charterhouse of San Giacomo. Having joined EssilorLuxottica in 2013, Basilico went through various experiences until becoming in 2016 CEO of Oliver Peoples, a brand born in 1987 in California and acquired by the giant in 2007. Among his projects, in addition to the partnership with Facebook for the creation of smart glasses, a collaboration with Brunello Cucinelli for Oliver Peoples and Roger Federer. Precisely because of the network of influential acquaintances in the business and luxury world, big international names were expected at the Italian wedding, but the guest list was kept secret. Apparently, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook who has increased his stake in Essilor Luxottica to 3.5% of the capital, was also present.
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