All Distribution articles – Page 28
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Ulrich Koch, who has been running the Apollo-Optik chain in...
Ulrich Koch, who has been running the Apollo-Optik chain in Germany and Pearle Optik in Austria since 2006, is reportedly leaving to take over the management of Geers Akustik, another property of the Hal group based in Dortmund, Germany, as of next June. This retail chain comprises more than 600 ...
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Alain Mikli International has appointed a new U.S. sales director,...
Alain Mikli International has appointed a new U.S. sales director, Donna Hoffman, who worked previously for Viva International, Lantis Eyewear and Marcolin
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Oko Eyewear Paris has reported on a distribution agreement for...
Oko Eyewear Paris has reported on a distribution agreement for France, Spain, Portugal, the Benelux countries and Canada with an Australian company, Sunshades Eyewear, for its brands Specs, Henry Holland for Le Specs, Ksubi, Karen Walker and Flint Handcrafted. A press release points out that Le Specs is a brand ...
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Stéphane Desse, who has worked for 14 years with Essilor...
Stéphane Desse, who has worked for 14 years with Essilor and two years with Carl Zeiss Vision, is promoted to commercial director of Carl Zeiss Vision France
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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 products direct on the Canadian market, rather than through Ogi Canada, the independent distributor that was selling Ogi eyewear in Canada until recently. Joe Tallier, Ogi Eyewear's vice president for global sales, is ...
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Menicon's German subsidiary has taken on the distribution of Solocare...
Menicon's German subsidiary has taken on the distribution of Solocare Aqua solutions in Germany and Austria
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William Morris London will distribute the Kenmark Group's Original Penguin...
William Morris London will distribute the Kenmark Group's Original Penguin lines of eyewear and sunwear in the U.K. and Ireland
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John Lister has left as chief information officer of Specsavers...
John Lister has left as chief information officer of Specsavers for personal reasons
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Concept Eyewear, a Canadian distributor – not to be confused...
Concept Eyewear, a Canadian distributor – not to be confused with the Hong Kong-based Chinese company Concept Eyewear Manufacturer – will distribute and market Variation Design eyewear in Canada, but not in Quebec. This French producer exports its V. Design and V. Design Kids labels to a total of 20 ...
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The board of directors of Marcolin S.p.A. has approved a...
The board of directors of Marcolin S.p.A. has approved a December agreement making Giovanni Zoppas the company's new chief executive and general manager. Zoppas, who does not own any Marcolin stock, replaced Massimo Saracchi, director, who resigned at the same meeting.
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Jon Jacobs has been appointed commercial director at Fabris Lane,...
Jon Jacobs has been appointed commercial director at Fabris Lane, running a team that is managing the company's high-street retail portfolio. On the other hand, Carl Branigan, a member of the company's European opticians team, has left to join Magimix. Jacobs has worked for several companies before including Marks & ...
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Live Eyewear of San Louis Obispo, California, has appointed Quint...
Live Eyewear of San Louis Obispo, California, has appointed Quint Stevens as creative director. Stevens brings more than 25 years of experience with companies such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Patagonia to Live Eyewear, which markets the OveRx and Cocoons brands.
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Peter Laaber is leaving Charmant to handle sales for Aoyama...
Peter Laaber is leaving Charmant to handle sales for Aoyama Optical in Germany and Austria
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Giovanni Pesce is joining Viva International Group as senior vice...
Giovanni Pesce is joining Viva International Group as senior vice president-international, a new position, working on strategy and results on the company's business outside the U.S. and Canada. The Italian was formerly with Safilo, where he was EMEA wholesale director. He also spent 15 years with Luxottica Group. In his ...
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Two new executives have joined the sales team of Revolution...
Two new executives have joined the sales team of Revolution Eyewear: Robert Henshillwood III is key account manager, and Peter Klinovsky is director of national (U.S.) sales. Revolution produces eyewear brands such as True Religion, Affliction, the Beatles and Ed Hardy. Henshillwood was formerly with L'Amy America, where he was ...
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The Essilor Vision Foundation has two new top executives. The...
The Essilor Vision Foundation has two new top executives. The nonprofit group has named Bob Colucci as its new chairman, replacing Jacques Stoerr, and Stephen Shawler succeeds Ed Fjordbak in the role of president. Colucci has been with Essilor International for 22 years, currently as president of its Independent Distributor ...
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Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Jennifer Derryberry, the company's vice president...
Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Jennifer Derryberry, the company's vice president for corporate accounts, to be its new senior vice president for corporate accounts. She has been with the U.S. company since 2002.
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Zyloware Eyewear is starting to distribute the Nascar Optical collection...
Zyloware Eyewear is starting to distribute the Nascar Optical collection of Inspecs USA in the U.S., Canada and Latin America
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Coastal Contacts, the international online retailer of contact lenses of...
Coastal Contacts, the international online retailer of contact lenses of eyeglasses based in Vancouver, has named Greg Lechner to be its new vice president for business development. His goal will be to expand the company's presence in the U.S. He worked for Luxottica Group for more than 18 years, including ...
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Transitions Optical is reorganizing its European structure to be closer...
Transitions Optical is reorganizing its European structure to be closer to its partners. Stéphane Haendler has been named director of key accounts in the EMEA region. He will also be in charge of commercial relations with Essilor International at the European level. Haendler was previously business director for France. He ...
