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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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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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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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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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The Italian eyewear manufacturer Immagine 98 started selling its products...
The Italian eyewear manufacturer Immagine 98 started selling its products directly in Germany and Switzerland this month. The objective is to support the collections X-Ide and Rye & Lye in these markets. Through the end of 2012, Immagine 98's products were distribued by BBM Brillenfaszination. With the decision to distribute ...
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Massimo Stefanello has been appointed chief financial officer and chief...
Massimo Stefanello has been appointed chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Marcolin. He held various positions at Geox and its parent company from 2005, including corporate manager and financial manager of LIR, the holding company that controls Geox. Valerio Giacobbi has been appointed general manager for sales, marketing ...
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Jim Greenwood has been named the president and chief operating...
Jim Greenwood has been named the president and chief operating officer of Vision Source, an optometric alliance based in Texas. He will report to Glenn Ellisor, the company's chief executive and founder. He comes from Concentra, where he was CEO for the last five years. He joined that company in ...
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Borsalino Eyewear will be distributed in Korea and “Big China”...
Borsalino Eyewear will be distributed in Korea and “Big China” – the Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan - by a Korean company, Miottica. The exclusive distribution agreement for these markets was signed by Brands O.I., which produces Borsalino and Miottica Korea eyewear. Under the terms of the five-year ...
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Zeiss' board of directors has extended the contracts of Dr....
Zeiss' board of directors has extended the contracts of Dr. Michael Kaschke, chief executive, and Thomas Spitzenpfeil, chief financial officer, for an additional five years, from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2018. Kaschke has been on the company's executive board since October 2000. He was named Zeiss' chief executive ...
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Marchon Eyewear has set up a new sales division that...
Marchon Eyewear has set up a new sales division that will be focusing only on servicing the sporting goods sector in the Europe,Middle Eastand Africa (EMEA) region. It will notably handle sales of performance sunglasses and snow goggles for its long-standing Nike Vision license, as well as action sports sunglasses ...
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Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands...
Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands of helmets, goggles and apparel for snow sports and cycling, are taking their snow sports range to new markets such the Benelux countries, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the Czech Republic and the U.S. For ...
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CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans...
CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans Fern, who worked for the company inGermanyfor about 30 years. Fern held various positions at CVI. He is being sent into early retirement by the company at his own request. Since 2011, Fern was supported by Andrea Wenner for the ...
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Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new...
Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new multi-year license agreement with Revolution Eyewear covering sunwear and ophthalmic frames. As reported by Vision Monday, prototypes of the first men's collection will be exclusively previewed at Vision Expo East in New York in March, while the collection should be ...
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Brian Andrews has been appointed treasurer of The Cooper Companies,...
Brian Andrews has been appointed treasurer of The Cooper Companies, parent of CooperVision, effective Jan. 1. He served as assistant treasurer since 2006, after working for Keybanc Capital Markets in coporate and investment banking and for ING Barings in investment banking.
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Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created...
Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created position of senior vice president of global sales and marketing. He will report directly to Peter Waszkiewicz, president and chief executive of the company. Ofodile joined Randolph on Nov. 12 from the Cross Water Group, where, as the founder and ...
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Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management...
Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management of this German supplier of ophthalmic instruments and refraction units to Louise Meiners at the beginning of November because of his advanced age. Meiners has worked in the international ophthalmologic industry for over 15 years. She was a member of ...
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Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for...
Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for Canada for its Bench eyewear with Optiman Group and Vezina Optical Group, which distribute frames to thousands of independent opticians throughout the country. The deals were agreed following discussions at this year's Silmo trade show in Paris. Canada is the world's ...
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Gerhard Novak, ‘head of strategic business unit eyewear' at Rodenstock...
Gerhard Novak, ‘head of strategic business unit eyewear' at Rodenstock since February 2012, left the company at the end of October by mutual agreement. Novak was replaced by Micha Siebenhandl, who provides a long-term management experience in the eyewear industry. Most recently, he was vice president for global collections at ...
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Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions,...
Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions, with the distribution of its Cinemizer OLED multimedia glasses in the U.S. and Canada. Like OneButton, its European distributor for these glasses, Total 3D Solutions supplies retailers with special services related to 3D viewing. The multimedia glasses are available in ...
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Andrea Wenner has taken responsibility for key accounts at...
Andrea Wenner has taken responsibility for key accounts at CooperVision for all the German-speaking countries, replacing Hans Fern who is retiring after 30 years with the group
