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Fabio d'Angelantonio, the former marketing director of Luxottica, has been...
Fabio d'Angelantonio, the former marketing director of Luxottica, has been appointed chief executive of Loro Piana, a high-end Italian textile company recently acquired by the LVMH group
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David Baker, who left as managing director of International Eyewear...
David Baker, who left as managing director of International Eyewear in 2014, has been appointed as the new commercial director of Dunelm Optical, a leading British supplier of eyewear and accessories that markets various collections under brands such as Paul Costelloe and Celine Dion. Among other roles, Baker has been ...
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Cecop, the international buying group based in Madrid, has appointed...
Cecop, the international buying group based in Madrid, has appointed two European managing directors to take the place of Bernhard van Ommen, who recently left to run De Rigo Vision's sales subsidiary in the U.K. The two new managers are Jean de Contades and Álvaro Renilla. De Contades will supervise ...
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Eschenbach has appointed Bob Preston as the new managing director...
Eschenbach has appointed Bob Preston as the new managing director of International Eyewear, a property of the German company in the U.K. Preston was formerly a director of Boots Opticians in charge of the supply chain, IT and its transformation following its merger with Dollond & Aitchison in 2009. He ...
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France's Krys Group has appointed David Pierronne as buying director....
France's Krys Group has appointed David Pierronne as buying director. He has worked for Decathlon, Castorama, Carrefour and other companies.
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Optic 2000 has re-elected Didier Papaz as chairman of the...
Optic 2000 has re-elected Didier Papaz as chairman of the French voluntary group for the third time. Papaz, who owns six Optic 2000 stores and one trading under the Lissac banner, has been running the group since 2006. On June 25, he joined more than 45 other opticians, partners and ...
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Safilens has given the exclusive distribution in Spain to Visionis...
Safilens has given the exclusive distribution in Spain to Visionis Distribucion for the next five years for its Safe-Gel, Fusion and Open lines
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Reme, a company in Milan that distributes various eyewear brands,...
Reme, a company in Milan that distributes various eyewear brands, and has acquired the distribution in Italy and the Italian part of Switzerland until 2022 for Shamballa Eyewear, established in 2014 by the eponymous Danish brand of jewelry. Reme also has Italian distribution for Oliver Peoples, Paul Smith Spectacles, Massada ...
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Eyeking, a maker and distributor of wholesale sunglasses including Under...
Eyeking, a maker and distributor of wholesale sunglasses including Under Armour and Hobie, has appointed Scott Betty as senior vice president of product and design. Betty was most recently global director of optics at Oakley, where he helped build a multi-category team responsible for the product development and design of ...
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Neal Grimason is retiring as sales and marketing director of...
Neal Grimason is retiring as sales and marketing director of Continental Eyewear for health reasons, after 30 years with the company. He is a well-known figure in the European market, having participated in many trade shows. His replacement has not yet been named.
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Maui Jim Sunglasses is recruiting for a dedicated trainer to...
Maui Jim Sunglasses is recruiting for a dedicated trainer to travel around Europe and work with its retail customers to enhance their knowledge of the company's products, their features and benefits. This follows another year of double-digit growth for Maui Jim in Europe. Declining to comment on specific sales figures, ...
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has named Joseph C. Papa as its...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has named Joseph C. Papa as its future chairman and chief executive officer. He is expected to join the company by early May. Papa will succeed J. Michael Pearson. Valeant's board had been searching for the right candidate to take over the chief executive role since March, ...
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Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role...
Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role of country manager for Germany and Austria. He had been in charge of marketing and key accounts since 2012. Möhrer takes the place of Gernot Trebsche, who is also European sales director for eyewear and sport protection as well as ...
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Assogruppi, the Italian association comprising the Oxo and Vision Group...
Assogruppi, the Italian association comprising the Oxo and Vision Group buying groups, has a new chairman, Fabrizio Vettore, the 50-year-old owner of an optical store in Varese and a retail member of Oxo. The chairmen of Oxo and Vision Group, Marco Carminati and Marco Procacciante, have announced that the outgoing ...
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Costa Del Mar has appointed Holly Rush as chief executive,...
Costa Del Mar has appointed Holly Rush as chief executive, effective April 25. She will replace Chas MacDonald, who announced his retirement as president and chief executive of the Essilor-owned brand of sunglasses last month. For the past 25 years, Rush had held key leadership roles at companies like Duracell/Gillette, ...
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Vision Ease has announced three new sales and marketing appointments....
Vision Ease has announced three new sales and marketing appointments. Grady Lenski has been promoted to the newly created role of chief marketing officer. He was previously Vision Ease's vice-president of sales for North America. David George has been promoted to senior director for North American key accounts and Canada. ...
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Safilens has announced a new three-year partnership with a distributor...
Safilens has announced a new three-year partnership with a distributor in Singapore, Advance Healthcare Pte. Advance Healthcare will be the sole distributor of the Italian contact lens company's Safe-Gel, Fusion and Open product ranges in Singapore.
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Mister Spex has appointed a 35-year-old marketing manager, Jens Reich,...
Mister Spex has appointed a 35-year-old marketing manager, Jens Reich, to better communicate the benefits of its online offerings
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John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...
John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin.
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Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell -...
Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell - have joined Vista Outdoor's eyewear & sport protection unit at Suresnes near Paris, reporting to its president, Olivier Ciaravino. Delarue-Quairel has been named global sport marketing & communication manager for the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands. Fritzell will act as ...
