All Executive changes articles – Page 13
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Christophe Perreault has been appointed president of Essilor Canada, taking...
Christophe Perreault has been appointed president of Essilor Canada, taking the place of Barbara Heffez-Piper, who will join the team responsible for the integration of Essilor and Luxottica in North America. Perreault has spent ten years with Essilor International in various leadership roles, serving most recently as chief financial officer ...
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Eschenbach Optik recently appointed Christian Porombka as retail sales manager...
Eschenbach Optik recently appointed Christian Porombka as retail sales manager for the German company's vision technology and sports optics segments. He has taken the place of Matthias Gerreits, who has moved to the eyewear division to run sales of the Mini collection in Germany.
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Michael Dannhauser has been appointed to the new position of...
Michael Dannhauser has been appointed to the new position of chief operating officer for the Uvex Sports Group, joining its chief executive, Christophe Weissenberger, on its executive board. Besides supervising its factories and other operational processes, he will also have responsibility for finance and controlling, following the departure last February ...
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Hoya Lens France has had a new president since Dec....
Hoya Lens France has had a new president since Dec. 1. Jean-Michel Lambert is taking over the responsibility from Patrice Pineau after spending more than 20 years in marketing and sales functions with international groups. He worked for Nestlé for nearly eight years. He then joined Johnson Johnson ...
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Pete Lothes is to become the new global president and...
Pete Lothes is to become the new global president and chief technology officer (CTO) of Satisloh, the Swiss-based optical-equipment manufacture owned by Essilor. Lothes became president of Select Optical – his family's retail and wholesale lab company in Columbus, Ohio – in 1991 and served in that post for 17 ...
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Mister Spex has appointed Christan Hoya to the position of...
Mister Spex has appointed Christan Hoya to the position of chief marketing officer. The 33-year-old succeeds Jens Reich, who had held the position since March 2016. Jens Reich will move to the U.S., where he aims to promote his professional career. Hoya will be part of Mister Spex' executive board ...
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Safilo has appointed Connie Lai Sin Ching as commercial head...
Safilo has appointed Connie Lai Sin Ching as commercial head of Asia Pacific and Greater China. She will report to Safilo's chief executive, Angelo Trocchia. During the past five years, she served as managing director of Asia Pacific for Marchon Eyewear. Prior to that, she was group general manager Greater ...
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David Crothers has been appointed as the new chief executive...
David Crothers has been appointed as the new chief executive of Julbo's U.S. subsidiary. Reporting to Pierre Burgelin, Julbo's international sales director, he is taking the place of Nick Yardley. Crothers has been working for the French brand of sports eyewear as U.S. marketing manager since 2015. In 2008, he ...
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Safilo has hired Andrea Bulgarelli for the newly created job...
Safilo has hired Andrea Bulgarelli for the newly created job of digital transformation director. Reporting directly to the group's chief executive, Angelo Trocchia, he will drive its e-commerce program to bolster direct sales to consumers. Bulgarelli created the e-commerce platforms at Max Mara, an Italian fashion group where he worked ...
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100%, a brand of motorcross eyewear based in California that...
100%, a brand of motorcross eyewear based in California that is branching out into cycling, has hired Mike Wilson as marketing manager, a newly-created position. Wilson has more than 20 years of experience in go-to-market strategies and brand management. Most recently, he served as a marketing and public relations agent ...
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Mike Kirkley, the U.K. managing director of Essilor, has retired...
Mike Kirkley, the U.K. managing director of Essilor, has retired after 35 years of service with the group, and he is being replaced by Tim Precious, who has served most recently as vice president of the group for the Nordic countries. Precious is being succeeded in this post by Sebastian ...
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In an interview with Vision Monday, Komono, the Belgian-based eyewear...
In an interview with Vision Monday, Komono, the Belgian-based eyewear and watch brand, announced several management and distribution changes. Charlotte and Michael Arts were recently appointed as creative director and sales specialist, respectively. Michael Arts previously served as executive vice president at PVH Corp., owner of international fashion brands such ...
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Sylke Camberlein-Melzer has been made head of sales Europe at...
Sylke Camberlein-Melzer has been made head of sales Europe at ic! Berlin, succeeding Sven Hofmann, who left the company for personal reasons at the end of August. Camberlein-Melzer started to work for ic! Berlin on Sept. 1. She previously worked as head of wholesale for apparel, bags and accessories for ...
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Markus Keller became chief executive officer of Rolf Spectacles, the...
Markus Keller became chief executive officer of Rolf Spectacles, the Austrian-based pioneer of wooden eyewear, on April 1. Keller previously worked as chief executive for Gea Food Solutions and MDax, a listed company with 200 employees. Rolf Spectacles' four owners had previously shared the executive management of Rolf and are ...
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Dunelm Optical, the UK-based eyewear company, has appointed Tonya Storey...
Dunelm Optical, the UK-based eyewear company, has appointed Tonya Storey as its commercial manager for lens and laboratory. Storey had previously spent 11 years as head of sales for the progressive-lens manufacturer Shamir UK. She sits on the board of directors for Sports Vision UK.
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Marc'ennovy has appointed Josipa Kern as a member of its...
Marc'ennovy has appointed Josipa Kern as a member of its executive board and as general manager for the German-speaking countries and Eastern Europe
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The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has announced that Brian...
The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has announced that Brian Layland, chairman and director of the board, has resigned, effective Oct. 31. The board has elected Frank Back as the new chair while Sandra Bailey has assumed all of Layland's functions and powers as alternate director, with immediate effect. Frank ...
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Cione, the Madrid-based optical group, has appointed Miguel Ángel García...
Cione, the Madrid-based optical group, has appointed Miguel Ángel García Fernández as its new chief executive. His predecessor, Fernando Flores, has retired. García Fernández has been marketing director at Cofares, a Spanish pharmaceuticals distributor, since February 2017. He had previously worked in marketing for the German consumer products company Henkel, ...
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Think About Your Eyes has hired Jane Balek as executive...
Think About Your Eyes has hired Jane Balek as executive director, effective Nov. 5. Most recently, she served as executive director of the School Nutrition Foundation. Prior to that, she was the deputy executive director of the National Association for Music Education, where she was responsible for marketing, communications, business ...
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100%, the San Diego-based goggle and eyewear maker for two-wheeled...
100%, the San Diego-based goggle and eyewear maker for two-wheeled racing, has hired Mark Wilson to be its marketing manager. Wilson has spent virtually his entire career in sports marketing. Most recently he was marketing lead for Elite Sports Marketing Activations, where his clients included Look Cycles and ...
