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Rodenstock has appointed a new general manager to run its...
Rodenstock has appointed a new general manager to run its U.K. subsidiary, Niels Jensen, replacing Dietmar Rathbauer who has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests. Jensen was most recently responsible for the Scandinavian market at the German company, and he will be succeeded in the post by ...
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Transitions Optical has appointed Sherianne James as director of global...
Transitions Optical has appointed Sherianne James as director of global marketing and Patience Cook as associate director for North America marketing, effective immediately. James has been in charge of marketing for the brand in North America lately, but she started at the company in 2011 as global director of consumer ...
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Safilo has announced the departure of Ross Brownlee, corporate head...
Safilo has announced the departure of Ross Brownlee, corporate head of Safilo North America and president of its Solstice retail stores, effective June 30. He will not be replaced. Glenn Rusk, commercial head for North America, will continue in his role, as a member of Safilo's global leadership team. Brownlee ...
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Allison has signed a distribution contract in Greece for all...
Allison has signed a distribution contract in Greece for all its product lines with Bairamoglou, an 80-year-old company in the country, which has set up a dedicated division for the Italian company
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Alcon has a new general manager for the U.K. and...
Alcon has a new general manager for the U.K. and Ireland, Shervin Korangy. He took the place last month of Roger Lopez, who has been appointed area vice president for Alcon Asia. Korangy has worked since 2010 for Alcon's parent company, Novartis, most recently in charge of Alcon's surgical business ...
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Adlens has appointed a new non-executive director with a long...
Adlens has appointed a new non-executive director with a long and distinguished civil service career to its board, Dame Sue Street. She also acts currently as non-executive director in the U.K. Ministry of Justice, and she holds other roles included those of trustee of the Royal Opera House and governor ...
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Edward Buffington is going to retire on Aug. 1 as...
Edward Buffington is going to retire on Aug. 1 as vice president of strategic partnerships for VSP Global
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Pennine Optical is the new distributor for Logo Eyewear's successful...
Pennine Optical is the new distributor for Logo Eyewear's successful Ice-Watch collection of eyewear in the U.K. and Ireland
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Ogi Eyewear has a new distributor for the U.K. and...
Ogi Eyewear has a new distributor for the U.K. and Ireland, Carina Eyewear
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Vanni, the highly creative Italian producer of designer eyewear, has...
Vanni, the highly creative Italian producer of designer eyewear, has signed a distribution agreement for the U.S. with Design Gallery, a new division of Match Eyewear
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Zeiss Vision Care has signed a new partnership with Optik...
Zeiss Vision Care has signed a new partnership with Optik Tunggal of Indonesia, allowing the company to produce world-class lenses for the Indonesia market
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Exalt Cycle has signed a distribution agreement for the whole...
Exalt Cycle has signed a distribution agreement for the whole Middle East with a 25-year-old company based in Dubai, Vision & Fashion, that specializes in imports and exports of prescription frames and sunglasses. The company has a satellite office in Riyadh and a team of more than 100 people to ...
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Ferdinand Menrad has set up a new Italian subsidiary at...
Ferdinand Menrad has set up a new Italian subsidiary at Arconate, near Milan. It is run by Alessandro Chitotti, who was previously responsible for Charmant in Italy, and Marco Tassini, who has also his own business, supplying cleaning cloths and cases to opticians. The German company was previously represented in ...
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Bluebird Creative has become the U.K. distributor of Alessieyes and...
Bluebird Creative has become the U.K. distributor of Alessieyes and Apo. We have already reported about the new Alessi line of eyewear, which has been licensed to a subsidiary of the Chinese Sun Hing Vision Group. We have not yet reported on Apo, an interesting Italian developer of creative eyewear ...
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Sunoptic, the Spanish-based eyewear company specializing in mid-segment frames and...
Sunoptic, the Spanish-based eyewear company specializing in mid-segment frames and private label for retail chains, has opened a new sales office and showroom in Milan, two months after setting up a new office in Morocco. Established in 1993, Sunoptic now has offices and showrooms in six European countries - Spain, Germany, France, ...
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Zyloware Eyewear has opened a subsidiary in Canada, with Sandra...
Zyloware Eyewear has opened a subsidiary in Canada, with Sandra Laramee acting as its national sales director
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Aspex, which has been distributing BMW Eyewear in Canada and...
Aspex, which has been distributing BMW Eyewear in Canada and the U.S., has extended to deal to all the countries outside Asia
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Tura has announced the opening of a new design studio...
Tura has announced the opening of a new design studio and showroom in Manhattan's Bryant Park neighborhood. The new space, located on the 21st floor of 989 Avenue of the Americas, will house the company's executives as well as the product design and marketing teams. The company's customer service, warehouse, ...
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VSP Vision Care has announced that it is launching its...
VSP Vision Care has announced that it is launching its vision benefits and services business in Ireland. The not-for-profit vision insurance company, which normally provides eyecare plans in the U.S. and Canada, plans to partner with employee benefit companies, health insurers and flexible benefit consultants across Ireland to make the ...
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Adlens has announced a strategic partnership with a Canadian eyewear...
Adlens has announced a strategic partnership with a Canadian eyewear distributor, Superclip Canada, owned by the Perfect Optical Group