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Bausch+Lomb has appointed Donald Gagliano as vice president of global...
Bausch+Lomb has appointed Donald Gagliano as vice president of global development operations. Gagliano is a U.S. military colonel, retinal ophthalmologist and fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives. He had a military career for over 30 years and served since 2008 as executive director of the Vision Center ...
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Gatorz appointed Robert Reynolds as its new chief executive officer...
Gatorz appointed Robert Reynolds as its new chief executive officer effective April 2, 2013. Reynolds is a veteran of the action sports and retail markets. Previously, he served as co-founder and chief executive of Super Heat Games, where he handled three capital increases and signed licensing deals with over 30 ...
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Colors in Optics of New York has announced a new...
Colors in Optics of New York has announced a new licensing deal for ophthalmic and sun eyewear named after Elie Tahari, an American fashion house whose products are sold in more than 40 countries. Separately, Colors in Optics has become the U.S. distributor of Cesare Paciotti Eyewear. Brands O.I., the ...
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Described as an accomplished snowboarder with prior experience in marketing...
Described as an accomplished snowboarder with prior experience in marketing and retail, Kyle Martin has been appointed snow marketing manager at Dragon, the action sports eyewear brand acquired by Marchon last year
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Liz Tontodanati has joined Modo Eyewear in the new position...
Liz Tontodanati has joined Modo Eyewear in the new position of vice president of marketing and licensed brands, after working in management positions at Carrera, Marcolin and Viva International. Reporting to Pierre Fey, chief executive of Modo for North America, she will the company's marketing efforts in the U.S. and ...
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Coopervision has hired Debbie Olive as vice president of marketing...
Coopervision has hired Debbie Olive as vice president of marketing for Europe, along with Dimple Shah as the new professional affairs and relations consultant, with immediate effect. Olive replaces Michael Wilkinson, who has taken up the role of general manager for a new operational region that includes India, Pakistan, the ...
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César Melo is the new chief executive of FGX International,...
César Melo is the new chief executive of FGX International, a subsidiary of Essilor International that designs and markets eyewear. He was previously the vice president for marketing at Colgate-Palmolive, a large consumer products company where he spent the last 23 years. He succeeds Alec Taylor, who is retiring after ...
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Bill Munch, former general sales manager of Viva International's retail...
Bill Munch, former general sales manager of Viva International's retail sun division, has joined Allure Eyewear to occupy the newly created position of vice president of sales for its sunglass division, reporting directly to Steve Clarke, president of the New York-based company. Tom O'Neill remains the company's vice president for ...
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Safilo, the big Italian manufacturer of eyewear and marketer of its...
Safilo, the big Italian manufacturer of eyewear and marketer of its own Carrera and Smith sports brands, has appointed Philipp Greilberger commercial director for optics and sports at its Austrian subsidiary. The 34-year-old served on the executive board of Nike's subsidiary in charge of Austria and Switzerland.
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Mark Mischik, who has been with Viva International Group since...
Mark Mischik, who has been with Viva International Group since 2010, has been promoted to director of sales in the retail sun division. He joined the company as business manager for licensed brand stores. In his new position he will report to Jan Cory, Viva's senior vice president for sales ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that Uvex Austria...
Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that Uvex Austria has appointed Alexander “Sandy” Grau to be the new sales and marketing director. The 40-year-old is the son of Werner Grau, the longtime chief executive of the eyewear and helmet manufacturer. He already served the company in the field of sports ...
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Cecop, the international buying group based in Spain, has announced...
Cecop, the international buying group based in Spain, has announced the appointment of a new U.K. country manager, Dominique Gastaldi, replacing Bernhard van Ommen, who will return to his former role of international development director. Under him, the number of affiliated practices in the U.K. rose from 120 to 470 ...
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OBE Italia has signed an exclusive agreement with Deco Guss...
OBE Italia has signed an exclusive agreement with Deco Guss for the commercialization of precision casting components in Italy. Deco Guss, with headquarters in Siegsdorf, Germany, has been a specialist in this technology since 1981. OBE Italia is a subsidiary of OBE, a German manufacturer of components for spectacles with ...
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Pennine Optical has formed a joint venture with Groupe TWC-L'Amy...
Pennine Optical has formed a joint venture with Groupe TWC-L'Amy called Couture Brands. It will introduce Kenzo, Cerruti 1881, Balmain and Bally ophthalmic and sunglass collections in the U.K. and Ireland. Pennine is currently looking for sales agents to supplement its current sales staff. The new company will formally launch ...
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OGI Eyewear, a U.S. producer of frames and sun eyewear...
OGI Eyewear, a U.S. producer of frames and sun eyewear based in Minneapolis, is now distributing its Seraphin product line directly in Germany. It plans to change it Seraphin sales to a direct distribution mode in all European countries, where it previously worked together with distributors, namely in the Netherlands, Switzerland ...
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Eastern States Eyewear is going to be the exclusive distributor...
Eastern States Eyewear is going to be the exclusive distributor of Menrad's L'Wren Scott Eyewear in the U.S. L'Wren Scott, the fashion designer and model, launched her line of women's eyewear in 2006 through Menrad, a German company. The full collection of sunglasses and optical frames will be available at ...
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Safilens is selling its fusion technology lenses directly in Switzerland...
Safilens is selling its fusion technology lenses directly in Switzerland by means of a partnership agreement. Before that, it was sold by a Swiss distributor. At the end of 2012, Safilens opened a subsidiary in London and another one near Stockholm in order to be able to change the distribution ...
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Coastal Contacts of Vancouver has signed a multi-year deal to...
Coastal Contacts of Vancouver has signed a multi-year deal to exclusively design, manufacture and distribute Touch by Alyssa Milano eyewear on its Coastal.com websites. Milano, an American actress (“Who's the Boss,” “Charmed”), has also worked on collections of apparel, jewelry and accessories for female sports fans. She will participate in ...
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Centro Style is the new exclusive distributor in the Italian...
Centro Style is the new exclusive distributor in the Italian optical channel for Rodenstock Instruments' diagnostics and laboratory equipment. The high-quality refraction rooms will help the image and professionalism of eye care professionals through their instrument interconnection system.
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iC! Berlin plans to distribute its collections directly in Brazil...
iC! Berlin plans to distribute its collections directly in Brazil and Chile by means of a subsidiary, a warehouse and a showroom in Brazil, which should be in place by the end of 2013. The final assembly will take place in Brazil in order to avoid high import duties. iC! ...
