All Distribution articles – Page 31
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Ogi Eyewear, founded in Minnesota in 1997, is seeking to...
Ogi Eyewear, founded in Minnesota in 1997, is seeking to expand abroad. After discreet success at home in the US and Canada, the company is now exporting 10 percent of its production of prescription sunglasses. Using titanium and acetate – often sourced from Italy – and manufactured in Japan, a ...
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From this September, Sover has a new manager. The Italian...
From this September, Sover has a new manager. The Italian company owned by the Cannicci brothers has appointed Andrea Fiabane to head up business development. The appointment represents a change of policy, as all management positions were previously held by the owners. Fiabane has had years of experience with Luxottica, ...
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Maui Jim has promoted Hans-Jürgen Penzek to the new position...
Maui Jim has promoted Hans-Jürgen Penzek to the new position of vice president for Europe. Penzek has been the sales manager for Maui Jim Germany since 2003, helping the brand grow there as well as expand into Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Hungary. The company is looking for his ...
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The Italian Randazzo Group has named two new sales managers,...
The Italian Randazzo Group has named two new sales managers, both in their early 40s. Marco Ferrante has the role for the Corner channel and Enrico Segner got the slot for Optissimo, Randazzo's retail chain. Ferrante is taking over the Corner sales manager, which will be in charge of the ...
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Heidelberg, the German producer of optical instruments, has set up...
Heidelberg, the German producer of optical instruments, has set up its own subsidiary in the U.K., thus ending its longtime distribution partnership with Haag-Streit UK. The new unit, Heidelberg Engineering, was set up in Hemel Hempstead to distribute the company's imaging and perimetry products. Haag-Streit UK will have responsibility for ...
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Ron Kroll is going to head up Innovations Digital Lens...
Ron Kroll is going to head up Innovations Digital Lens Company, a joint venture of CC Systems and Ocuco that provides private-label free-form lens designs to laboratories. His role is operations director, handling all functions related to sales and service. Innovations Digital is taking care of integrating the Innovations Lens ...
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Sport Concept is the new Swiss distributor for Logo's...
Sport Concept is the new Swiss distributor for Logo's Salomon eyewear
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Christian Roth is hoping to establish a presence in the...
Christian Roth is hoping to establish a presence in the Asian market through a new licensing agreement with BDC Korea Company (Beyond Cliché Design), which will manufacture and distribute sunglasses and prescription frames under the Christian Roth brand throughout Asia. The five-year deal, which goes into 2016, has an option ...
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Roy Williams is the new buyer and product developer for...
Roy Williams is the new buyer and product developer for Ryders Eyewear. He most recently worked in product development for Norco Bike Products and Serfas Eyewear. He also brings his own experience as an avid cyclist to the athletic performance eyewear company, which is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Thierry Bouché, former manager of Oakley Europe's optics division, is...
Thierry Bouché, former manager of Oakley Europe's optics division, is now handling sales of Kaenon sunglasses in France
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Carole Binet has joined Viva International as sales director for...
Carole Binet has joined Viva International as sales director for France, Belgium, Luxembourg and French-speaking North Africa. She ran Sporoptic Pouilloux, the licensee for Vuarnet sunglasses, prior to its acquisition by Alain Mikli at the end of 2009. She previously worked for Carrera and Logo.
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Sue Cockayne, an optometrist, has been named professional services manager...
Sue Cockayne, an optometrist, has been named professional services manager for Sauflon. Her job will involve strengthening professional services support for customers as well as sales teams in Europe. She was formerly the managing director for Leightons Opticians, where she initially started as professional services director.
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BBGR has promoted Pierre Devie to the position of French...
BBGR has promoted Pierre Devie to the position of French and international marketing director
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Essilor Italia has named Massimo Barberis head of sales and...
Essilor Italia has named Massimo Barberis head of sales and marketing, adding on sales responsibilities to his previous role as the leader of the marketing and product division. He has been with the company since 2008.
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Safilo has appointed Nicola Giorgi global head of house brands....
Safilo has appointed Nicola Giorgi global head of house brands. The company said the position is one of the most strategic for its future development because the house brands offer significant growth opportunities. The group's house brands are Carrera, Safilo, Smith, Oxydo and Blue Bay. The Carrera brand has been ...
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Michael Ferrara has been named executive chairman of Adlens, the...
Michael Ferrara has been named executive chairman of Adlens, the optical manufacturers and developer of self-adjustable eyeglasses based in Oxford, England. Ferrara, whose position is a new one in the company, will help the company grow, which includes its debut on the Japanese market in spring 2012. He was most ...
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Marcolin has given Vito Varvaro (accented on the first a),...
Marcolin has given Vito Varvaro (accented on the first a), vice chairman on its board of directors, the same powers of attorney that had been previously assigned to Massimo Saracchi, the company's chief executive, who resigned a few weeks ago. Varvaro, who has been on the board since November 2007, ...
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Brands O.I., the Italian company recently set up to produce...
Brands O.I., the Italian company recently set up to produce and distribute Borsalino eyewear, will have exclusivity for Italian sales of Zadig & Voltaire sun and prescription eyewear, under the terms of a distribution agreement between Brands O.I and Lunettes Grasset, the French company that holds the worldwide eyewear license ...
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Safilo has introduced the use of tablet computers among its...
Safilo has introduced the use of tablet computers among its sales force to present its collections. The software was developed with the Italian company H-umus, while the telecommunications infrastructure is managed by British Telecom. The devices are expected to speed up the interaction between the marketplace and the company as ...
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Schneider Optical Machines has taken on Kevin Cross to be...
Schneider Optical Machines has taken on Kevin Cross to be its new director of sales for North America. Cross has a decade of experience in the optical industry, most recently coming from Leybold Optics, where he was manager of U.S. ophthalmic sales and marketing. He's also held positions with Carl ...
