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OBE Ohnmacht & Baumgärtner, the international German-based supplier of components...
OBE Ohnmacht & Baumgärtner, the international German-based supplier of components for eyewear frames, has strengthened its sales force in the U.S. and Canada by appointing Netclaz as its sales representative in the territory. Based in the Cadore region and run by Massimo Pinazza, Netclaz has been acting as an agent ...
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Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red...
Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red Bull Racing Eyewear line of sports eyewear and sunglasses, responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. The 49-year-old has worked for 15 years with Safilo Group, most recently as its country manager for Austria. He was involved with its Carrera ...
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Christian Hafner has been named international brand director at Silhouette...
Christian Hafner has been named international brand director at Silhouette International, maker of its own eyewear as well as Adidas branded eyewear. Hafner, 37, will plan and manage the Silhouette brand and supervise product management, market research and communications. He previously worked for almost 10 years with Swarovski. He will ...
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Julia Ritchie has been named Converse brand manager at REM...
Julia Ritchie has been named Converse brand manager at REM Eyewear of Los Angeles. She has previous marketing and event coordination experience with Aspen Peak and Philadelphia Style magazines, and also worked to get laws passed in numerous cities in California to reduce plastic pollution.
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Sue Cockayne has been promoted to global professional services manager...
Sue Cockayne has been promoted to global professional services manager for Sauflon. She has been with the British contact lens company since last year, coming from Leightons Opticians, where she was managing director. Also as part of Sauflon's expansion of its professional services team, Andrew Symons has joined as professional ...
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Dieter Kurz is the new chairman of the supervisory board...
Dieter Kurz is the new chairman of the supervisory board of Carl Zeiss AG, effective immediately. He has been for many years a member of its executive board and president and chief executive of the company, which is currently run by Michael Kaschke. Kurz was already appointed in March ...
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Shannon Johnson, an 18-year veteran of New York Eye, has...
Shannon Johnson, an 18-year veteran of New York Eye, has been promoted to senior vice president for operations. She moves up from her former slot as vice president for product support, a division she will still oversee in her new job.
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Frithjob de Beijer, 44, has been appointed export manager of...
Frithjob de Beijer, 44, has been appointed export manager of Yves Cogan, based in the Netherlands. He previously had a similar job at Eurovisie, the Dutch marketer of eyewear brands such as You's Eyewear, Youpi! Kids Eyewear and Tulipe Noire.
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Optimed products – such as its CAPTIV8 communication service, i-Vue...
Optimed products – such as its CAPTIV8 communication service, i-Vue content-driven digital signage software and ANIM8 animation software – will be launched in 12 countries in the Middle East through a new distribution deal with Medicals International
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Michel Dailly has left Alain Afflelou, where he acted for...
Michel Dailly has left Alain Afflelou, where he acted for a few months as marketing and commercial director. He has returned to the sporting goods sector, working for the French Go Sport chain of stores to develop its national franchising activities. Before joining Afflelou, he worked for Intersport France for ...
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After setting up a new office in Shanghai for the...
After setting up a new office in Shanghai for the Chinese market, Coburn Technologies has entered a distribution agreement for the Brazilian market with Ramos Mejia Tecnobrasil for the sale of its generators, lens blockers, polishers and spin coaters. Founded in 1970, RM Tecnobrasil is also the distributor of Huvits ...
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Annika Viereck is the new marketing manager of Schneider, taking...
Annika Viereck is the new marketing manager of Schneider, taking the place of Wenko Süptitz, who has left the company after eight years. Viereck speaks English and Chinese. She previously spent seven years at Thyssen-Krupp. Süptitz is said to be working now in the area of laser technology.
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Francesco Pellegrini, president of the European Sunglass Association (ESA), has...
Francesco Pellegrini, president of the European Sunglass Association (ESA), has assigned the task of supervising its activities to Cecilia Zanasi, who runs a communication agency called Zed_Comm in Italy, pending the organization's possible merger into Eurom 1. Matilde Sometti in her office handles the secretariat and Valentina Fraccascia is in ...
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Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics...
Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics in Sweden. The Swedish company's team is composed of Fredrik Heikki from Nordic Trade; Jens Aabech, who has been involved with Spy Optics in Norway; and Lars Andersson, who will sell Spy products from the resort town of Sälen. Nordic ...
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Stuart J. Thomas has been named chairman of the board...
Stuart J. Thomas has been named chairman of the board of VSP Global, parent company of Marchon. Thomas, who has been on the board since 2005 and been vice chairman since 2010, will serve a two-year term. He has been a practicing optometrist for 28 years.
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Bruno Salvadori will be the new chairman of the board...
Bruno Salvadori will be the new chairman of the board at Signet Armorlite. He had been president and chief executive of the company since 1993. He replaces Carl Bracy, who will stay on as senior vice president for marketing and new business for Essilor of America, Signet Armorlite's new parent ...
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The board of directors of Highmark has terminated Kenneth R....
The board of directors of Highmark has terminated Kenneth R. Melani as president and chief executive. He had been on administration leave since March 29 after being arrested on March 25 for defiant trespass and simple assault. Since then, J. Robert Baum has been acting as CEO in addition to ...
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Nicholas Bozikis, vice president for finance at Coastal Contacts, has...
Nicholas Bozikis, vice president for finance at Coastal Contacts, has been promoted to chief financial officer. He joined the online retailers of eyeglasses and contact lenses in 2008 as corporate controller and took his most recent position in 2010. He succeeds Gordon Howie, who is leaving the company by mutual ...
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Brulimar Optical Group, which claims to be the largest designer...
Brulimar Optical Group, which claims to be the largest designer and manufacturer of eyewear in the U.K., is branching out into Eastern Europe with a new distribution deal with Primavision. Primavision will sell three of Brulimar's top brands – Bench, Lee Cooper and Pineapple – in Poland and Ukraine.
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WestGroupe is going to be the new distributor of Spy...
WestGroupe is going to be the new distributor of Spy optical and sun products among independent eyewear stores in Canada through a new partnership. The initial launch this month included 18 optical styles and 12 sunglass styles, and four of Spy's sports styles will be included in the mix.
