The year 2025 saw the passing of several prominent figures in business and finance. Notable individuals include Giorgio Armani, the revered fashion designer, who died on September 4. Other notable figures who died in 2025 include Virginia McCaskey, co-owner of the Chicago Bears; Horst Paulmann, founder of Chile's Cencosud SA; Hong Kong billionaire Lee Shau-Kee; two-time heavyweight boxing champion and entrepreneur George Foreman; and Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer.