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VSP Vision appoints Chief Medical Officer
VSP Vision has appointed Dr. Michele Andrews as Chief Medical Officer. Reporting to President and CEO Michael Guyette, Dr. Andrews will oversee the company’s strategy across all clinical modalities, align clinical aspects of optometric care and develop programs to deliver and monitor high-quality and accessible eye care for VSP patients, ...
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Hoya Vision Care streamlines North American management team
HOYA Vision Care has announced that Stefen Haifawi, President of HOYA Vision Care Canada, will serve as Senior VP of US Commercial, leading the company’s ECP Sales, Marketing and Customer Service teams in the country while keeping continuing to lead the Canadian operations. Haifawi joined the company from ZEISS Vision ...
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Warby Parker has a new CFO
Warby Parker has appointed Adrian Mitchell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing in this function Dave Gilboa, co-founder and co-CEO of the company who has served as interim CFO since the departure of Steve Miller in October last year. Mitchell joins the direct-to-consumer eyewear brand from US department store group ...
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UK eyewear company taps former Menrad executive for export growth
Eyespace, a UK-based eyewear company, has appointed Tim Halter as its director of global strategy. Halter, a senior industry executive previously working as managing director for Menrad, will be in charge of accelerating the company’s international growth. Eyespace is a certified B. Corporation with a mixed portfolio of house brands ...
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Europa Eyewear long-time president retires
Jerry Wolowicz will retire as President of Europa Eyewear at the end of February after over four decades of service but will remain involved in the US eyewear business as member of the board of directors. He is replaced by Andy Skitmore, an industry veteran who joins the company from ...
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New Chief Commercial Officer at Magrabi
MAGRABI Retail Group has appointed Andrea Zaffin, a senior eyewear industry executive, as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Zaffin joins the Dubai-based group from Safilo where he has served as Commercial Officer for India, Middle East and Africa since 2019. Prior to that, he spent over 20 years working in ...
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ArticleNicola Zotta returns to VSP to lead Marchon/Marcolin integration
VSP Vision has appointed Nicola Zotta as its President of Eyewear and Managing Director of both Marchon Eyewear and Marcolin, the Italian eyewear maker whose acquisition was completed at the end of last year. This marks Zotta’s return to Marchon, where he worked from 2009 to 2022, including the last ...
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DEG appoints VP of Sales North America
Design Eyewear Group (DEG) has announced the appointment of Heinz Pichler as its new Vice President of Sales for North America, a seasoned industry executive with previous leadership roles at Marchon, Silhouette and MODO, among others. North America is DEG’s most strategically important market, DEG stressed.
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VSP Vision appoints Chief Insurance Officer from within
VSP Vision has announced the appointment of Dave Plevyak as the group’s Chief Insurance Officer, in charge of the not-for-profit company’s vision benefits business. Plevyak has held several management roles at VSP Vision, which he joined in 1992, including Vice President of Finance most recently.
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OBE restructures management team
Effective Dec. 31, 2025, Erik Schäfer, Managing Director of the OBE group, will step down from his position after over 35 years at the company, including more than 22 as a management board member. He will continue to collaborate with OBE in an advisory capacity, the group has announced. ...
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Hoya Vision Care’s Western Europe VP to also lead North America
Oliver Fischbach, Hoya Vision Care’s Senior Vice President for Western Europe, is now also overseeing the Japanese lens manufacturer’s business in North America, the company has announced. Fischbach is replacing Edouardo Martins, who has stepped down after six years at the helm of the group’s US branch. The German executive ...
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Optic 2000 appoints new general manager
Effective Jan. 5, 2026, French optical and hearing aids retailer Optic 2000 has appointed Martine Loyer as its new general manager in replacement of Benoit Jaubert who abruptly passed away in May. She will oversee all retail banners of the company (Optic 2000, Lissac, Audio 2000) as well as Gadol, ...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec posts solid full-year results, terminates CEO mandate
Carl Zeiss Meditec has reported a 7.8 percent year-over-year increase in revenue to €2,228 million in the 2024/25 fiscal year ended Sept. 30. The company’s topline rose by 8.6 percent at constant currencies and by 3.3 percent on an organic basis. The revenue uptick was driven by the ...
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ArticleEssilorLuxottica wearables chief steps down
Rocco Basilico, Chief Wearables Officer at EssilorLuxottica, will be leaving the group at the start of next year, Reuters revealed on Monday. The information was confirmed to the press agency by EssilorLuxottica: “After six years supporting our smart eyewear journey, Rocco Basilico has decided to pursue his personal interests outside ...
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Change at the helm of Kering Eyewear in North America
Kering Eyewear promoted Davide Righetto from Deputy Head of North America to Head of North America on Nov. 3. Righetto, who joined Kering Eyewear from Safilo Group 11 years ago, has been focusing on the management and integration into the group of Maui Jim. He will now be overseeing the ...
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Laclarée appoints new CEO ahead of product launch
Laclarée, the French-based company developing autofocal glasses, has hired Franck Leclere at its new CEO. Leclere joins the company from Morellato Group, an Italian watch and jewelry company where he has served as Managing Director for France and Benelux since 2022. Earlier in his career, the executive held senior management ...
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New Chairman at Spectaris
Spectaris, the German industry association for optics and related sectors, has announced the election of André Shulte, CEO of Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology, as its new Chairman. He succeeds Dr. Bernhard Ohnesorge, whose term has ended after two years. Maik Müller, CEO of Nynomix, was elected as the new Deputy ...
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Nexeye appoints Head of Expansion for Austria
Nexeye has appointed Luzia Ludwig as its Head of Expansion, Austria, in support of its objective to increase the number of its eyes + more stores in the country from 11 to 40 within the next three years. Ludwig, a former management consultant, has worked for Pearle Austria earlier in ...
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BRETT Eyewear appoints global brand and business director
BRETT Eyewear has announced the appointment of Louis Cisti, a former executive at Bollé, Cébé, Spy and Serengeti, as its Global Brand and Business Director to accelerate its international expansion. Founded six years ago by Jean-François Boiteux, also director of Special Eyes, an OEM eyewear company with offices in France ...
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JINS founder’s son to become group President
Effective Nov. 27, 2025, Ryo Tanaka will become President and COO of JINS Holdings. He will succeed Hitoshi Tanaka, his father and the founder of the company, in the role of President. Hitoshi Tanaka will remain the group CEO and will also assume the role of Chairman. Ryo Tanaka ...
