Luciano Hang

About Luciano Hang

Brazil's Luciano Hang has found success with department store chain Havan by focusing heavily on physical stores rather than online sales.

Hang cofounded Havan in 1986; today it employs approximately 20,000 people in over 150 locations.

Hang bought out his cofounder early on and today owns nearly all of Havan, which had about $1.9 billion in 2020 revenues.

Hang has many followers on social media; he regularly live streams about politics on Facebook and gets up to 1 million views.

Hang is a vocal supporter of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing candidate who was elected in October 2018.