All Distribution articles – Page 16
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De Rigo has formed a new subsidiary in Dubai, taking...
De Rigo has formed a new subsidiary in Dubai, taking over the wholesale distribution in the Gulf states from two wholesaler-retailers, Hassan Group and Yateem Optical Group, who also have about 150 stores in the area. They will have minority stakes in the De Rigo Middle East, which will ...
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Kenmark promotes Jason Wehlage to director of product
Kenmark promotes Jason Wehlage to director of product
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Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive...
Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive of Johnson Outdoors, to act as president of its outdoor products segment, comprising Camelbak and Jimmy Sykes as well as Bushnell and its various eyewear brands, including Bollé. He will take up his new functions on Jan. 4, reporting directly ...
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Rochester Optical is teaming up with Hong Kong Optical Lens...
Rochester Optical is teaming up with Hong Kong Optical Lens Company for the distribution in Asia of its Smart Solutions line, which consists of proprietary optical frames and lenses designed by the American firm for smart glasses. The partnership was announced at the Hong Kong Optical Fair last month. The ...
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Anton Scherer is the new general manager of Menicon's German...
Anton Scherer is the new general manager of Menicon's German subsidiary, which covers also Austria and the Scandinavian countries. He has worked since 1987 in the contact lens business, serving in various positions at Ciba Vision, Sauflon and Coopervision. He was most recently in charge of key accounts and professional ...
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WestGroupe of Canada has appointed new French distributor, LVD Consulting,...
WestGroupe of Canada has appointed new French distributor, LVD Consulting, to market its Fysh UK and Evatik brands in France, starting last September. LVD is the distribution company of Daniel Louveau, who has been associated with major French brands such as Lafont, Alain Mikli, Beausoleil and Face à Face.
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Creating a new position, Prodesign has hired a new head...
Creating a new position, Prodesign has hired a new head of sales for Asia-Pacific, Sebastien Bodennec. His job will be to support existing distributors and retail partners in the region, which currently represents less than 10 percent of the Danish-based group's sales, and to look for new opportunities there. He ...
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Jorcani Sports will distribute the Polaroid line of sunglasses produced...
Jorcani Sports will distribute the Polaroid line of sunglasses produced by Safilo in the sporting goods channel in Spain and Andorra. Jorcani is already the Spanish distributor of Safilo's higher-end lines of Smith and Carrera sports glasses.
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Lafont is taking over the distribution of its products in...
Lafont is taking over the distribution of its products in the Benelux countries as of next Jan. 1, in connection with the retirement of Alder Weireldt after 30 years as the distributor of the French designer eyewear brand in the region. The business will be run by David van Rode, ...
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Randolph Engineering has promoted Nathan Kerzner to the role of...
Randolph Engineering has promoted Nathan Kerzner to the role of vice president of global sales. He previously acted as general manager of North American lifestyle sales.
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Jan Thore Förenbach has taken on the management of the...
Jan Thore Förenbach has taken on the management of the Vision Care business unit of Alcon Pharma in Germany. He was formerly national sales manager for the segment, a position that has been assigned to Johannes Zupfer, who has worked in the sales department since 2005.
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Kirk & Kirk, the British brand of design glasses owned...
Kirk & Kirk, the British brand of design glasses owned by Jason and Karen Kirk, has parted ways with its distributor for the U.S. and Canada, Richard Wilhelm of Luxe Labs. They decided mutually to end the relationship because of Wilhelm's other work commitments. Jason Kirk plans to go to ...
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Andrea Guerra, the seasoned Italian manager who left as chief...
Andrea Guerra, the seasoned Italian manager who left as chief executive of Luxottica a year ago, pocketing an estimated €40 million in shares and termination fees, has become executive chairman of Eataly, a big Italian chain of gourmet food stores that is becoming more international. He is said to have ...
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7Trade, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, will represent...
7Trade, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, will represent Robert Marc of New York in the German-speaking markets
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Kovin Naidoo has been appointed interim chief executive of the...
Kovin Naidoo has been appointed interim chief executive of the Brien Holden Vision Institute following the unexpected death of Brien Holden on July 27, which we reported in our last issue. Naidoo has been recently a board member and the deputy CEO of the institute. He is also the CEO ...
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Christian Roesky has become general manager of Bausch + Lomb...
Christian Roesky has become general manager of Bausch + Lomb for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in charge also of sales in the region. He previous served as managing director of Abbott's diagnostics division for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries.
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Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was...
Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was appointed in July to take the place of Joe Sanchez, who became vice president of product development at Costa Sunglasses last December. Like Sanchez, Peters has worked for many years at Zeal's parent company, Maui Jim Sunglasses. He started as ...
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Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led...
Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led and grew Smith Optics for more than 20 years until his retirement earlier this year, will act as an adviser to Combat Flip Flops, an American organization that has funded over 21 years of schooling for Afghan girls and cleared ...
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Franck Waterlot is taking a new position as vice president...
Franck Waterlot is taking a new position as vice president of sales, product merchandising and marketing at Burton Snowboards' European subsidiary, based in Austria. Since 2007 Waterlot had been acting as sales director of Oakley for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the brand's office in Switzerland, which has ...
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Peter Laaber has joined the Michael Pachleitner Group as German...
Peter Laaber has joined the Michael Pachleitner Group as German sales manager for the brands Daniel Hechter, Kiotonakamura and Ruud van Dyke
