All Distribution articles – Page 29
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Spy Optic has a new distributor for Switzerland, Bucher +...
Spy Optic has a new distributor for Switzerland, Bucher + Walt S.A. It will sell the Spy brand in all channels, and use its dedicated Action Sports branch to handle MX and performance categories.
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David Borbon is the new director of sales for Zeal...
David Borbon is the new director of sales for Zeal Optics. He has held various positions with companies including O'Neill, Hurley International and Oakley.
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Brett H. Craig has been named president and chief executive...
Brett H. Craig has been named president and chief executive of PixelOptics, effective immediately. He was the president of Transitions Optical from January 2008 through June 2010, having started with that company in 1999. Ronald Blum, who previously held those titles at PixelOptics, is taking instead the resounding role of ...
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Julbo broke off with its Austrian distributor Kitz Sportive at...
Julbo broke off with its Austrian distributor Kitz Sportive at the end of last year. Starting this month, the company is managing the distribution of its products in Austria on its own. A new customer service center for the German, Austrian and Swiss markets was set up recently in the ...
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Charmant began to cover the Australian market directly last November,...
Charmant began to cover the Australian market directly last November, but its former distributor in the country, Optical Products, has been named sales support agent by the Japanese group. Charmant said the new structure would allow it to provide the Australian market with advanced products and services, while facilitating its ...
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Modo Eyewear has a new chief executive for North America....
Modo Eyewear has a new chief executive for North America. Pierre Fay is taking the reins, and will help expand the company in the U.S. and Canada. He was formerly the president for the global e-commerce business of Essilor, and has also held management positions at Luxottica Group. The founder ...
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Another experienced Italian manager has joined Alain Mikli International after...
Another experienced Italian manager has joined Alain Mikli International after the nomination of Antonio Bortuzzo as its new chief executive a few months ago. Giuseppe La Boria is now joining the group as its sales and marketing director, a newly created position where he is responsible also for the coordination ...
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Henri Venet, 47, takes the place of 85-year-old Guy Charlot...
Henri Venet, 47, takes the place of 85-year-old Guy Charlot as executive director of Silmo. Venet has been general manager of GIFO, the French optical industry association, since 2005. Charlot remains chairman of the Silmo Association of three French eyewear guilds, which owns the French trade fair and organizes other ...
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Jim McGrann will take over as president of VSP Vision...
Jim McGrann will take over as president of VSP Vision Care as of Jan. 1. Until now he has been the chief technology officer for VSP Global – a role he will continue – and the chief executive of Eyefinity. Before joining VSP in 2008, he was senior vice president ...
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Pearle Vision, a division of Luxottica Retail in the U.S.,...
Pearle Vision, a division of Luxottica Retail in the U.S., has named Srinivas (Srini) Kumar to be its senior vice president and general manager. He is tasked with expanding Pearle Vision's franchise network, much as he did in his previous position as president and chief operating officer of Baskin-Robbins International. ...
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Karavan Production has taken on the distribution in France of...
Karavan Production has taken on the distribution in France of the eyewear collection named after Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, the Spanish fashion designer licensed by Optim
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Having moved to direct distribution in the U.K., the German...
Having moved to direct distribution in the U.K., the German company Heidelberg is working on building up its own team there. It has selected Kenny Boyle and Tosh Vadhia as regional business managers, handling the north and the south, respectively. Phill Ennion is the sales and technical support manager for ...
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Moscot has signed a deal with its Mexican distributor, Independent...
Moscot has signed a deal with its Mexican distributor, Independent Eyeware, to take its products to several countries in South America. Moscot, the New York-based eyewear retailers and supplier, is the company of The Moscot Originals, Moscot Originals Sun and Moscot Spirit collections. Through the expanded partnership, they will be ...
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REM Eyewear recently signed a new distribution contract for the...
REM Eyewear recently signed a new distribution contract for the promotion of Converse eyewear products in Germany. The new partner, Freudenhaus, produces its own eyewear brands and also distributes brands such as Nine, Gorge, Gina & Lucy and La Loop accessories. Freudenhaus owns four stores in Munich, where it also ...
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David Kellner has replaced Rupert Loibl as commercial director of...
David Kellner has replaced Rupert Loibl as commercial director of Rodenstock for the German market
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Bob Hughes has stepped down suddenly from his position at...
Bob Hughes has stepped down suddenly from his position at the helm the country's Association of Optometrists, but according to Optician, he doesn't want to go into specifics about why. When the British magazine tracked the British industry veteran down for details, all he would say was that his reasons ...
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Hoet, an eyewear producer from Belgium, will be exhibiting at...
Hoet, an eyewear producer from Belgium, will be exhibiting at Opti in January, presenting new models from its Cabrio sunglasses collection and new accessories for optical stores, following a change in its distribution model. Hoet's business activities fall into three different categories: the Hoet collection of premium eyeglasses, which is ...
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Gilda Mehraban has been promoted to be director of brand...
Gilda Mehraban has been promoted to be director of brand management at REM Eyewear. She was previously the brand manager of Tumi and Jones New York, having joined REM just six months ago. She will oversee all the brands, which also include John Varvatos and Converse. Her background is in ...
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Marcolin has appointed Giovanni Zoppas as its new chief executive...
Marcolin has appointed Giovanni Zoppas as its new chief executive and general manager, effective on Feb. 1, 2012. He will replace Vito Varvaro, who has held the position on a temporary basis since the end of September after the resignation of Massimo Saracchi. Varvaro will retain his job as ...
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Marchon has appointed Tony Klijn, a Dutch executive coming from...
Marchon has appointed Tony Klijn, a Dutch executive coming from Luxottica, as managing director of Marchon Germany, responsible also for the Austrian market. The position had remained vacant for about four months following the move of Micha Siebenhandl to the U.S., where he was named vice president of global house ...
