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Chas MacDonald will retire on April 30 as president and...
Chas MacDonald will retire on April 30 as president and chief executive of Costa, the fast-growing American producer of polarized sports sunglasses acquired by Essilor International in 2014. Costa's sales are projected to grow to more than $150 million this year from $30 million, when he joined the company in ...
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Eyewear Designs and L'Amy America have signed an agreement to...
Eyewear Designs and L'Amy America have signed an agreement to distribute New Balance Eyewear in Europe, Canada and Mexico as well as selected accounts and regional independents in the U.S.
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals, parent company of Bausch & Lomb, has initiated...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals, parent company of Bausch & Lomb, has initiated the search for a new chief executive following the resignation of J. Michael Pearson, who returned to the job after a two-month medical leave. He will remain on duty until the appointment of his successor. Meanwhile, Valeant announced the nomination ...
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Black & Lizars has named Michelle Le Prevost as its...
Black & Lizars has named Michelle Le Prevost as its new managing director. She succeeds Geraldine Meade, who left in February to join Optical Express. Le Prevost has held senior positions in various well-known companies in the eye care, dental care and pharmacy retail sectors, including Lloyds Pharmacy and Specsavers ...
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PPG has announced that Radhika Batra has joined the company...
PPG has announced that Radhika Batra has joined the company as vice president of purchasing and logistics. She replaces Steve Lampe, who will retire on May 1. Batra was previously vice president of global supply management at BorgWarner Turbo Systems, and has also held executive roles at Owens-Illinois, Solutia, and ...
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PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco,...
PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco, and announced its intention to move to larger facilities in a suburb of Dallas, Farmers Branch. Cevasco, who served most recently as president and general manager of Luneau Technology, took office on March 1, replacing the former 65-year-old CEO, Ruedi ...
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Gunnar Optiks has appointed Scott Sorensen as president of the...
Gunnar Optiks has appointed Scott Sorensen as president of the brand. He will be responsible for the operations, sales and marketing of the California-based specialist in computer and gaming eyewear. He takes over the role from Rob Jafek, interim chief executive, who took the helm in November 2014. Sorensen has ...
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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 ...
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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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After covering the U.S. market directly from the U.K., Karen...
After covering the U.S. market directly from the U.K., Karen and Jason Kirk have appointed an exclusive U.S. distributor, Binocleuses, for their two-year-old Kirk & Kirk collection. Based in Philadelphia, it also represents the Feb31st and Matthew brands of eyewear.
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Mondottica has established another joint venture, this time in Japan....
Mondottica has established another joint venture, this time in Japan. Murai, its longtime distributor in the country, will own the majority of the shares in the new venture, which will initially continue to market Mondottica's Yohji Yamamoto, Anna Sui and Marimekko lines. Others will be added later. Murai is a ...
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iC! Berlin has appointed Henrik Bo Larsen as its new...
iC! Berlin has appointed Henrik Bo Larsen as its new sales agent for Sweden, Denmark and Norway. These markets were previously covered directly from the company's headquarters in Berlin. Meanwhile, the company's business in South America has been handed over to the iC! Berlin's U.S. subsidiary, located in New York, ...
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Eblock, the Italian brand best known for its exclusive patent...
Eblock, the Italian brand best known for its exclusive patent for the lens locking system named Easy Block, is expanding its distributions channels in Austria, Germany and Northern Europe. Eblock has signed two new partnerships, with Al Dente Vertriebsgesellschaft, a German distribution company with more than 20 years of experience ...
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De Rigo Vision inaugurated a German subsidiary at Grossostheim, near...
De Rigo Vision inaugurated a German subsidiary at Grossostheim, near Frankfurt, earlier this month. It is headed by Peter Schwind, a former managing partner of Eschenbach who left that company at the end of 2014. The subsidiary will take care of sales in Germany, Austria and Switzerland of the company's ...
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New Line Optik, exclusive distributor of Staffan Preutz Design in...
New Line Optik, exclusive distributor of Staffan Preutz Design in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is now also distributing a Danish brand, Monkeyglasses, in the German-speaking markets from January. New Line Optik owns five optical stores in Berlin and works together with about 2,000 customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. About ...
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Holly Rush will leave Luxottica at the end of 2015,...
Holly Rush will leave Luxottica at the end of 2015, after five years leading the company's North American wholesale organization. Fabrizio Uguzzoni, who is currently senior vice president of operations and finance, will take over the role on Jan. 1, 2016. Uguzzoni has been a senior leader at Luxottica for ...
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Eschenbach Optik has promoted Matthias Anke as a member of...
Eschenbach Optik has promoted Matthias Anke as a member of its executive board. The 49-year-old manager started at the German company as export manager in 1996, after spending five years with an engineering company in Bangkok. He took responsibility for its optical segment in 2008. As previously reported, Jörg Zobel ...
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New Line Optik will distribute Monkeyglasses, the Danish brand of...
New Line Optik will distribute Monkeyglasses, the Danish brand of sustainable glasses, in Germany
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Mark'ennovy, the British contact lens producer with subsidiaries throughout Europe,...
Mark'ennovy, the British contact lens producer with subsidiaries throughout Europe, has appointed Sandro Saggin – a former Bausch & Lomb manager – sales director for the Italian market
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Hoya Vision Care is entering the Russian market directly with...
Hoya Vision Care is entering the Russian market directly with a new subsidiary, Hoya Lens RUS, taking over the business from a longtime distributor. The new entity is led by Evgeny Shumilov, who apparently comes from the dental and health care sectors. The company's products have been sold in the ...
