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Colin Black, the co-founder and principal optometrist of Black &...
Colin Black, the co-founder and principal optometrist of Black & Lizars, has retired after 43 years in the profession. At the group's practice in Glasgow, he will be succeeded by Graham Freeman, Brenda Quirk and Angela Gosine. Black will however remain with Black & Lizars as senior clinical adviser.
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Carl Zeiss Meditec has appointed Andrew Ihan Chang to head...
Carl Zeiss Meditec has appointed Andrew Ihan Chang to head the global sales organization of its newly consolidated group. In August of this year, Carl Zeiss Meditec consolidated its ophthalmic diagnostic and surgical business into a single Strategic Business Unit (SBU) - Global Ophthalmic Devices - led by Jim Mazzo. ...
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Design Gallery, the luxury division of Match Eyewear, has announced...
Design Gallery, the luxury division of Match Eyewear, has announced the acquisition of the Kata eyewear brand, which includes its associated patents such as Kata's M1 and Reverse hinge technology, from B. Robinson. The Kata brand will join the Design Gallery Division of Match Eyewear and its current brands, Vanni ...
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l.A Eyeworks has appointed Rob Rich as president and managing...
l.A Eyeworks has appointed Rob Rich as president and managing partner. Rich has more than 20 years of experience in optical retail and wholesale. In his new role, he will focus primarily on unifying operations as a platform for growth. Margo Willits will maintain her position as international sales manager, ...
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Atol (Association des Techniciens en Optique et Lunetterie), one of...
Atol (Association des Techniciens en Optique et Lunetterie), one of the major French cooperatives of opticians, has appointed Michael Kodochian as its new director of strategic projects. The cooperative has launched this year a new innovation strategy for products and services called Transform'Atol 2016-2020 plan, which Kodochian will now pilot. ...
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Jesper Mathiesen, who has been in charge of business development...
Jesper Mathiesen, who has been in charge of business development at Fleye since 2014, has been promoted to the position of chief executive of the Danish eyewear company. Among other previous roles, he has been the marketing director of IC Companys, the parent of Peak Performance and other lifestyle fashion ...
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Stefan Rüdiger, chief executive of Essilor Germany, will be leaving...
Stefan Rüdiger, chief executive of Essilor Germany, will be leaving the company on Sept. 30. Wolfgang Messerschmidt will assume the management of the subsidiary on an interim basis. He is working at Essilor since 1987 and is currently vice president for Central and Eastern Europe.
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De Rigo has named a creative director, Enrico Furlan, for...
De Rigo has named a creative director, Enrico Furlan, for its major house brands: Police, Lozza and Sting. He worked previously for Filos-Metzler, Safilo and Prada. He has designed Dolce & Gabbana eyewear for seven years.
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De Rigo has signed a one-year extension of a labor...
De Rigo has signed a one-year extension of a labor contract with its 841 remaining employees that calls for shorter working hours for some of them and promotions for some others. As previously reported, the Italian company had announced its intention to lay off 108 employees, following the loss last ...
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Shamir Optical has announced the acquisition of a minority of...
Shamir Optical has announced the acquisition of a minority of Lenstec shares in the U.K. On the terms of the deal, whose amount has not been disclosed, Shamir will integrate its U.K.-based service network with Lenstec prescription laboratories nationwide. Lenstec will have access to the full portfolio of Shamir products ...
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Shamir Optical has announced the acquisition of a minority of...
Shamir Optical has announced the acquisition of a minority of Lenstec shares in the U.K. On the terms of the deal, whose amount has not been disclosed, Shamir will integrate its U.K.-based service network with Lenstec prescription laboratories nationwide. Lenstec will have access to the full portfolio of Shamir products ...
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Nicox has announced an agreement with GHO Capital, a London-based...
Nicox has announced an agreement with GHO Capital, a London-based specialist investor in health care, to transfer its commercial operations to a new private company focusing on the commercialization of ophthalmic products in Europe. Under the terms of the transaction, which awaits completion, Nicox will assign rights to its European ...
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Nicox has announced an agreement with GHO Capital, a London-based...
Nicox has announced an agreement with GHO Capital, a London-based specialist investor in health care, to transfer its commercial operations to a new private company focusing on the commercialization of ophthalmic products in Europe. Under the terms of the transaction, which awaits completion, Nicox will assign rights to its European ...
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Allrgan has obtained state approval for tax credits of up...
Allrgan has obtained state approval for tax credits of up to $58 million in connection with plans to consolidate four locations into a single head office for its U.S. operations by the end of 2017 in Madison, New Jersey. The company has reported a decline in adjusted operating earnings (Ebitda) ...
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Allrgan has obtained state approval for tax credits of up...
Allrgan has obtained state approval for tax credits of up to $58 million in connection with plans to consolidate four locations into a single head office for its U.S. operations by the end of 2017 in Madison, New Jersey. The company has reported a decline in adjusted operating earnings (Ebitda) ...
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Spy says it has obtained a cleaner balance sheet by...
Spy says it has obtained a cleaner balance sheet by converting about $22.8 million worth of convertible and other debts to a new series of preferred shares that can be converted into common stock. The move lowered the American company's debt from $30.3 million at the end of 2015 to ...
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Spy says it has obtained a cleaner balance sheet by...
Spy says it has obtained a cleaner balance sheet by converting about $22.8 million worth of convertible and other debts to a new series of preferred shares that can be converted into common stock. The move lowered the American company's debt from $30.3 million at the end of 2015 to ...
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Lapo Elkann, who recently became majority shareholder of Italia Independent,...
Lapo Elkann, who recently became majority shareholder of Italia Independent, has been given board approval for an injection of €9.3 million into the company in various stages between July 7 and Sept. 30. Part of this amount will be an interest-free shareholder loan. Another part will be set aside for ...
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Lapo Elkann, who recently became majority shareholder of Italia Independent,...
Lapo Elkann, who recently became majority shareholder of Italia Independent, has been given board approval for an injection of €9.3 million into the company in various stages between July 7 and Sept. 30. Part of this amount will be an interest-free shareholder loan. Another part will be set aside for ...
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Pramaor, the fast-growing parent company of Blackfin, has inaugurated its...
Pramaor, the fast-growing parent company of Blackfin, has inaugurated its new head office at Taibon Agordino, in the province of Belluno.
