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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Marcolin is setting up a new office and showroom in...
Marcolin is setting up a new office and showroom in Hong Kong. Located in the Ocean Centre on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong, the space is divided into two separate areas, one for management and display, and the other for working in a dynamic spirit.
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The contact lens division of Spectaris, the German optical industry...
The contact lens division of Spectaris, the German optical industry association, has elected Volker Grahl, chief executive of MPG&E, to be its new president. He succeeds Dr. Frank Seibel, previously working for Abbott Medical Optics. Grahl's objective is to further develop a manufacturer-neutral campaign for contact lenses and a common ...
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Reykjavik Eyes' collections are now distributed in France, thanks to...
Reykjavik Eyes' collections are now distributed in France, thanks to an exclusive distribution agreement that the brand has signed with a French distributor, Socodeix. Originally designed by an optician named Gunnar Gunnarsson in Iceland, the brand's models are made from a single sheet of titanium, to make them strong and ...
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Céline Wurtz is the new secretary general of Gifo, the...
Céline Wurtz is the new secretary general of Gifo, the French optical industry association. She replaces Henri Venet, who has left the post to move into the metalworking sector. Prior to her new role, Wurtz was secretary general of Appamed, a French industry association in the area of medical devices. ...
