The former Zappos CEO died late Friday as a result of injuries he sustained from a November 18 fire in New London, Connecticut.

The former Zappos CEO died late Friday as a result of injuries he sustained from a November 18 fire in New London, Connecticut.

Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, died peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, according to a statement emailed to CNN by Megan Fazio, a spokesperson for DTP Companies, a Las Vegas-based enterprise for which Hsieh served as the visionary.

Tony Hsieh, the retired head of Las Vegas-based Zappos.com, died Friday, November 27. In this profile that originally aired on "Sunday Morning" June 6, 2010, correspondent Erin Moriarty talked with the then-36-year-old CEO whose online shoe retailer was thriv…

Tony Hsieh led online retailer Zappos, acquired by Amazon, and helped transform central Las Vegas.

Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com, has died aged 46.

The Harvard-educated son of immigrants was a pioneer of e-commerce and well known for his quirky management theories and customer obsession

Hsieh recently retired from Zappos after 20 years leading the company. Tributes described him as a "visionary" and "tremendous human being."

The former Zappos CEO played a major role in the redevelopment of downtown Las Vegas in recent years.

Tony Hsieh, the former head of Zappos who catapulted the shoe company into the big leagues with a sale to Amazon and then used the proceeds of his success in a huge project kickstarting regeneration of a run-down part of Las Vegas, Nevada, with tech and wider…

The big-hearted exec pioneered footwear e-tailing and delivered happiness to countless people.

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you." — Tony Hsieh

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you." — Tony Hsieh

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you." — Tony Hsieh

To never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead- Quoted by Tony Hsieh on Retireat21 https://t.co/bWRwkuTlQv

Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.- Tony Hsieh, https://t.co/XyunWuoy7g CEO https://t.co/tI9CMSCn1s

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them." — Tony Hsieh

Chase the vision, not the money. The money will end up following you. - Tony Hsieh

“The biggest (and hardest) lesson I’ve learned in life is that the external world is just a reflection of the world within.” — Tony Hsieh . . . #FridayThought #FunFriday #Leadership #Management #LeadersQuote #Impact #Thought #WisdomQuote https://t.co/jiIs9R4tgg

Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.- Tony Hsieh, https://t.co/XyunWuoy7g CEO https://t.co/XBIzLlGQlR

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you." — Tony Hsieh

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them." — Tony Hsieh

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you." — Tony Hsieh

Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.- Tony Hsieh, https://t.co/XyunWuoy7g CEO https://t.co/eyLeK6zYiX

Your culture is yor brand. – Tony Hsieh

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you." — Tony Hsieh

RT @tom_hermanns_: "Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them." — Tony Hsieh

"Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you." — Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh was the millionaire founder of Zappos, renowned for delivering happiness to customers. But why couldn’t he find it for himself? https://t.co/87x1YRgwGG