All Distribution articles – Page 17
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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
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Tanya Storey has joined Shamir UK as head of sales...
Tanya Storey has joined Shamir UK as head of sales and professional services
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Area98 has launched direct distribution in the U.K. and the...
Area98 has launched direct distribution in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland for its Coco Song collection, which is now sold through five representatives in the two countries. The move by the Italian eyewear firm is part of its plan to strengthen its direct presence on major eyewear markets. ...
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Adlens has signed a distribution contract with D&Company Nordic for...
Adlens has signed a distribution contract with D&Company Nordic for the Nordic countries. This young company, which was founded in 2014, will have exclusive rights to distribute its adjustable focus eyewear in the optical channel in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The rights will apply to all channels in Denmark, Estonia, Latvia ...
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Logo Group has signed a distribution and licensing agreement with...
Logo Group has signed a distribution and licensing agreement with PDM Germany for its Tag Heuer line of eyewear, covering the German-speaking countries
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B. Robinson, the new global licensee for Revo sunglasses and prescription frames, has...
B. Robinson, the new global licensee for Revo sunglasses and prescription frames, has decided to assign the distribution of the line in the U.S. optical retail channel to ClearVision Optical, starting with January 2016.
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William Morris, the British frame supplier, has created William Morris...
William Morris, the British frame supplier, has created William Morris Germany to boost distribution and service to that country. The new arm is headquartered in Hamburg, with distribution coming directly from the U.K. It will be managed by Ann Moeller and Ingmar Baudisch of Moller & Baudisch Sales, which has ...
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Lensware International, a provider of lab management systems, has selected...
Lensware International, a provider of lab management systems, has selected Grupo Acert as its distributor in Brazil
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B. Robinson has signed a distribution agreement for Eastern Europe...
B. Robinson has signed a distribution agreement for Eastern Europe for its licensed Revo sunglasses with Optika Tommas, a Slovenian company that was selling the line before as a distribution partner of Luxottica until 2009. The contract calls for a minimum guaranteed 10,000 units sold at a minimum of 200 ...
