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New Line Optik, the German distribution company based in Berlin,...
New Line Optik, the German distribution company based in Berlin, will be handling the distribution of the Cerruti 1881 eyewear collection in Germany. Negotiations between New Line Optik and TWC-L'Amy, the new licensee of the French brand, started during the last Silmo show. The Cerruti license was previously held by Nigura-Metzler, the Germany ...
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Thierry Perrin has become the new president and chief executive...
Thierry Perrin has become the new president and chief executive of Alain Mikli International, following the French company's acquisition by Luxottica earlier this year. He takes the place of Antonio Bortuzzo who has moved to the U.S. to run Viva International. Perrin had joined Mikli last June to act as ...
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Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, president of Essilor International's business unit for Southeast...
Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, president of Essilor International's business unit for Southeast Asia and India, has been named chief corporate mission officer within Essilor's executive committee, a newly created position. Bhuvaraghan, who will report to Essilor's chairman and chief executive, Hubert Sagnières, will be in charge of encouraging all initiatives designed to ...
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Sauflon has promoted Sue Cockayne to its board of directors,...
Sauflon has promoted Sue Cockayne to its board of directors, making her professional services director. The optometrist joined Sauflon in 2011, after working for Leightons Opticians as professional services director and then, from 2008, as managing director. At Sauflon, she has been instrumental in the successful launch of the Clariti 1-day toric ...
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Topcon is now taking care of the distribution of its...
Topcon is now taking care of the distribution of its products in Austria directly from Germany. Since April 1, all of the company's business in Austria, including distribution, service and administration, is managed by Topcon Germany. The contract with the previous Austrian distributor ended on March 31. The company aims ...
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PPG Industries has promoted John Liebenguth to general manager of optical materials,...
PPG Industries has promoted John Liebenguth to general manager of optical materials, with immediate effect. In his new role, he succeeds Christine Camsuzou, who has been promoted to the new position of general manager of consumer electronics, which is a growing part of PPG's larger industrial-coatings business. Liebenguth will be responsible for optical monomers, coatings, ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mykita is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. A special...
Mykita is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. A special campaign is planned to be launched in Germany in the middle of this year, together with an anniversary book to be presented during Silmo in Paris. Mykita is currently distributing its products in 63 countries worldwide, employing 300 people on ...
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Eschenbach changed to a direct distribution mode in Scandinavia in mid-2012....
Eschenbach changed to a direct distribution mode in Scandinavia in mid-2012. A subsidiary based in Denmark now also takes care of Sweden and Norway. Previously, a sales representative engaged by Eschenbach for Denmark was working alone in Scandinavia. Currently, six people are employed in the company's Scandinavian subsidiary. The German company ...
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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! ...
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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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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 ...
