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    Charmant appoints president and CEO

    2020-04-06T09:41:00Z

    The Charmant group has announced the appointment of Masakiyo Honjo as its new president and chief executive. On April 1, he will take over from Masao Miyachi , who will retire after 40 years at the company, the last 10 at its helm. A native of Fukui, the Japanese region ...

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    Big management changes at Essilux

    2020-04-04T19:39:00Z

    EssilorLuxottica announced on March 30 the retirement of Laurent Vacherot as chief executive of Essilor, saying that he has decided not to lead a new phase in the integration with Luxottica , which it wants to speed up. Paul de Saillant , 61, is taking over the role from the ...

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    Management short stops

    2020-04-04T15:21:00Z

    +++ Charlie Ninegar , a former vice president of Spy Optic , has been appointed to a similar role at Nixon , a maker of sports watches in the same region +++ In a reorganization of functions, the Michael Pachleitner Group has assigned the management of its La Roche brand ...

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    Marcolin's CEO steps down

    2020-04-04T14:54:00Z

    Marcolin ’s chief executive and general manager, Massimo Renon , is leaving the group to become the CEO of a big Italian apparel company in the same region, the Benetton Group . Renon, who became CEO of Marcolin in 2017, will continue holding the job until April 14. He had ...

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    Transitions appoints general manager

    2020-04-04T14:53:00Z

    Vadim Gorovoy has been appointed by Transitions as general manager of sales for the EMEA region, coinciding with the brand’s launch in Europe of its eighth generation of photochromic lenses. He has spent 20 years in branding, marketing and retail. He spent the last 12 years with Lego , holding ...

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    Edel Optics appoints general manager

    2020-04-04T14:52:00Z

    Edel Optics , which claims to be one of the three largest online retailers for eye glasses in Europe and the second-largest in Germany, appointed Marijo Sarac as joint general manager on March 1. He will be supporting Dennis Martens , founder and chief executive officer. Sarac has served on ...

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    New CEO at Pro Optik

    2020-04-04T14:51:00Z

    Pro Optik , a chain of 145 mostly franchised stores in Germany, appointed Micha S. Siebenhandl as its new chief executive on March 16. He is reporting directly to Paragon Partners , an investment company in Munich that acquired the majority of the chain’s shares together with Hannibal Zemariam , ...

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    Jôrg Spangemacher, the well-known and highly respected publisher of the...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Jôrg Spangemacher, the well-known and highly respected publisher of the Focus, Mafo and Globalcontact magazines in Germany, is retiring at the age of 74, but his publishing company will continue to operate like before, with Petros Sioutis acting as managing director and Silke Sage as editor in chief. Jörg, whom ...

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    Patrik Södestrom, who was general manager of Luxottica for northern...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Patrik Södestrom , who was general manager of Luxottica for northern Europe from 2008 to 2016, has been promoted to chief executive of Gant , replacing Brian Grevy , who has been appointed to the executive board of Adidas and placed in charge of global brands

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    Mister Spex, which claims to be Europe's leading online optician,...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Mister Spex, which claims to be Europe's leading online optician, has appointed Maren Kroll as its new chief of human resources for the entire company. In addition to supporting the online optician's expansion in Germany and abroad, she will be a member of the executive board and report directly to ...

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    Bollé Brands has promoted Luca Zangrandi as sales director for...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Bollé Brands has promoted Luca Zangrandi as sales director for Europe, handling the optical and sports retail channels for the company's brands – Bollé, Serengeti and Cébé – in the markets of Italy, France, Spain, the U.K., Germany and Austria. The company says his promotion follows excellent results reached by ...

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    Cazal Eyewear has appointed Katharina Schlager as chief executive and...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Cazal Eyewear has appointed Katharina Schlager as chief executive and creative director, effective in January. The designer replaces Beate Obersteiner, who is retiring, as the head of the German company. Obersteiner will continue to support the company as a consultant. Klaus Lippert, who has been general manager since 2015, will ...

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    Lena Henry has been appointed chief executive of Essilor France,...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Lena Henry has been appointed chief executive of Essilor France, from Dec. 1. She replaces Alexandre Montague, who decided to pursue opportunities outside the group. Henry has been with the Essilor group for nearly seven years. According to her LinkedIn account, she was previously regional vice president of Essilor, based ...

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    Christoph Bojinski has been appointed as the new sales director...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Christoph Bojinski has been appointed as the new sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Luneau Technology, the company behind the Visionix and Weco brands of diagnostic equipment and eye screening. The 53-year-old will be responsible for the company's sales strategy in the German-speaking markets. He worked previously as ...

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    Cazal has appointed Katharina Schlager to serve as its chief...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Cazal has appointed Katharina Schlager to serve as its chief executive and creative director from January 2020. Beate Obersteiner, the company's previous managing director, will be retiring at the end of 2019 but continue to advise the company. Klaus Lippert, general director since 2015, will remain in charge of finances ...

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    Johnson & Johnson Vision appointed Katja Schmelzing as general manager...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Johnson Vision appointed Katja Schmelzing as general manager for Germany and Austria on Nov. 1. She will be responsible for the development of the brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Schmelzing was previously marketing director at Colgate Palmolive's Hill's Pet Nutrition brand of animal feed. She has ...

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    Anna Louise Palm Axel and Sofie Amalie Palm Axel have...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Anna Louise Palm Axel and Sofie Amalie Palm Axel have joined the board of directors of a Danish optical retail chain, Poul Stig Briller A/ S, replacing Charlotte Frydendall. Poul Stig has six shops in the Copenhagen area, and sells own label glasses, the Poul Stig Navne-Kollektion, as well as ...

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    Alcon Pharma appointed Florian Treier as sales manager for its...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Alcon Pharma appointed Florian Treier as sales manager for its vision care segment in Germany on Nov. 1. Treier started in 2016 at Johnson Johnson, where he worked as key account manager and sales manager for West Germany.

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    Hoya has expanded the executive board of its German subsidiary,...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Hoya has expanded the executive board of its German subsidiary, appointing Oliver Fischbach and Mirijam Rösch as general managers for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Fischbach has been chief executive of Hoya Lens Germany since 2009 as well as vice president of the Hoya Vision Care subsidiaries in Western Europe, responsible ...

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    Lissac, the high-end retail banner belonging to the French Optic...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Lissac , the high-end retail banner belonging to the French Optic 2000 group, has appointed Jean-Luc Favene as its new general manager