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As it reorganizes in the wake of a bankruptcy filing...
As it reorganizes in the wake of a bankruptcy filing last month, Pro Fit Optix is expanding its management team. Hoa Nguyen will fill the new position of executive vice president for technology and operations, in charge of R&D and manufacturing in Europe and Asia. He is the founder of ...
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Safilo has appointed Luca Fuso to the new position of...
Safilo has appointed Luca Fuso to the new position of “global head” of its licensed brands division. Fuso will report directly to the group's chief executive, Roberto Vedovotto. Fuso previously worked for the Moncler Group and was in charge of the division overseeing the brands Henry Cotton's, Marina Yachting, Coast ...
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Umbro, the English brand of football apparel and footwear owned...
Umbro, the English brand of football apparel and footwear owned by Nike, transferred its eyewear license from Sover to Nouveau Eyewear at the close of 2010. Sover remains the exclusive Italian distributor for the other three brands for which Nouveau Eyewear holds the license, all owned by Nickelodeon – SpongeBob, ...
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Barberini has appointed Franz-Josef Dette, 55, as the new managing...
Barberini has appointed Franz-Josef Dette, 55, as the new managing director of its German subsidiary at Grünenplan. He takes the place of Gianni Vetrini, who took charge of the operation after it took it over from the Schott Group 15 months ago. Vetrini will now concentrate on Barberini's parent company ...
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Effective next Sunday (March 27), David Pyott, the chairman and...
Effective next Sunday (March 27), David Pyott, the chairman and chief executive at Allergan, is going to add his former title of president again. He held that position from 1998 to 2006. He's picking up the job from Michael Ball, who is leaving the company to become CEO of Hospira, ...
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WECO, the German manufacturer of lens finishing equipment for wholesale...
WECO, the German manufacturer of lens finishing equipment for wholesale labs and optical shops, has chosen AIT Industries of Illinois to be its distributor on the U.S. market. Among WECO's products are the Edge 990 Robotic Patternless Edging System and the Verifier Pro Turbo. The company will be introducing its ...
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Gareth Cottrell is the new managing director for Ocuco Independents...
Gareth Cottrell is the new managing director for Ocuco Independents UK & Ireland
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Ciba Vision has introduced a new electronic system for ordering...
Ciba Vision has introduced a new electronic system for ordering contact lenses in Germany. The system, which is intended for opticians, is called Elina and aims to make it easier for opticians to win new customers and to create customer loyalty. Ciba Vision presented the system at Opti ‘11, saying ...
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Brian Hauser has been named Transitions Optical's general manager for...
Brian Hauser has been named Transitions Optical's general manager for the U.S. and Canada. He's been with the company since 2004, when he joined as a project chemist. He moved up through other positions until 2008, when he was named director of lens manufacturing and trade channel sales. He will ...
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Naomi Kelman has been named head of the over-the-counter division...
Naomi Kelman has been named head of the over-the-counter division at Novartis, moving over from her spot at Johnson & Johnson where she had held top positions in the consumer, medical device and diagnostic sectors. The creation of this new division comes from Novartis' merger with Alcon, in an attempt ...
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REM Eyewear has joined VisionWeb, the American online ordering platform...
REM Eyewear has joined VisionWeb, the American online ordering platform
