All Executive changes articles – Page 14
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News briefsLena Henry becomes president of GIFO
Lena Henry, the managing director of Essilor France since December last year, has been elected as the new president of GIFO, the French eyewear industry association. As of Sept. 1, she is taking over the position from Oxibis’ associate director Jérôme Colin who had been at the helm of the ...
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News briefsPro Optik reinforces its management
Micha Siebenhandl, Pro Optik’s 47-year old chief executive, who was appointed in March 2020, has reinforced the German company’s management. The company has hired Holger Schumann, previously head of financial planning and analysis at Apollo-Optik, as head of controlling. Meanwhile, Thorsten Lücke was appointed to be in charge of purchasing ...
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Shopko Optical names Richard Chapman vice president of sales
Shopko Optical, the American optical retailer with 80 locations, has appointed Richard Chapman as vice president of sales. He has more than 20 years experience in retailing, including a more than two-year stint at the optical retailer Visionworks of America, where he worked from January 2016 to May 2018 as ...
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Smith announces major executive changes
Smith Optics, a Safilo brand, has appointed Francesco Rinaldi Ceroni as general manager. He joins the company after more than 13 years in both wholesale and retail eyewear, serving most recently as vice president of international strategy and business development at Costa Del Mar. In his new role, he will ...
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ArticleCirillo Marcolin takes over presidency of Confindustria Moda
As planned, Cirillo Marcolin has taken over the rotating presidency of Confindustria Moda, the umbrella organization of the Italian fashion industry, replacing Claudio Marenzi. Confindustria Moda comprises Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), which groups the textile and apparel firms operating in the country; Assocalzaturifici, the shoemakers’ association; Assopellettieri, formerly called Aimpes, ...
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News briefsPrada appoints Christopher Bugg group communications director
Prada has appointed Christopher Bugg as communications director for the group and will report to Lorenzo Bertelli, the Italian fashion group’s head of marketing. Bugg joined the group in January 2020 as Prada’s marketing and communication director for Asia. Previously, he was the global digital communications director at Louis Vuitton ...
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News briefsCooperVision names Doug Bairner country manager for U.K., Ireland
CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies that produces soft contact lenses, has appointed Doug Bairner as country manager for the U.K. and Ireland, replacing Debbie Olive who has been promoted to senior vice president for Europe. The U.K. is CooperVision’s third largest market globally. According to his LinkedIn account, Bairner ...
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News briefsCooperVision appoints Simon Seshadri to head global marketing
CooperVision, the contact lenses unit of the U.S. group, CooperCompanies, has appointed Simon Seshadri as senior vice president in charge of global marketing, effective immediately. He succeeds Guy Whittaker, who earlier this year was promoted to senior vice president in charge of global strategy and lifecycle management. Seshadri was previously ...
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News briefsI-deal Optics names Jan Cory executive VP, chief commercial officer
The Michigan-based eyewear firm I-deal Optics has appointed industry veteran Jan Cory as executive vice president and chief commercial officer. The position became effective on March 9. In her career, Cory was president and chief executive of Silhouette International from August 2014 to December 2017. She was senior vice president ...
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News briefsMarcolin names Fabrizio Curci CEO
Marcolin has appointed Fabrizio Curci as its new chief executive and general manager, effective June 22. He replaces Massimo Renon, who left the company on April 14 to join the Benetton Group, the Italian apparel company, as CEO. Curci was previously CEO and general manager of Milan’s exhibition hall operator ...
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ic! berlin names Sylvia Jensch as sales and marketing head
German eyewear brand ic! berlin has chosen Sylvia Jensch as its chief sales and marketing officer. Before joining ic! berlin, Jensch had spent the last 16 years of her career at the hotel cosmetics firm ADA Cosmetics International, most recently serving as its chief sales and marketing officer. She has ...
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Essilor revamps North American management
As Vision Monday reports, the Essilor Group’s new chief executive, Paul du Saillant, has revamped the company’s management for North America, with an eye towards the post-pandemic recovery. Rick Gadd is switching from president of Essilor of America (EOA) to group president for North America, with oversight of the lens ...
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Michael Jardine’s Story
As we reported in our last issue, Michael Jardine is retiring as chief executive of Mondottica, the multi-brand company that he founded two decades ago. He has an interesting story about his experiences and future plans, as well as some very pertinent observations to make about the industry: Born ...
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Bollé Brands hires digital director
Bollé Brands continues to boost its management. The holding company for Bollé, Bollé Safety, Serengeti, Cébé, H2Optix and Spy Optics eyewear has appointed Damien Hars as digital director, responsible for the development of their B2B and B2C online sales platforms worldwide. Hars previously worked for the Rossignol Group, responsible for ...
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Kits Eyecare appoints chief marketing officer
Kits Eyecare, a Canadian online retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses, has appointed Rob Long to the role of chief marketing officer. Long joins Kits from the Canadian unit of Dyson, the British manufacturer of vacuum clears and other electric household appliances. Prior to Dyson, Long was part of the ...
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Hoya appoints new president
Eduardo Martins has succeeded Derek Dodge as Hoya Vision Care’s president for the U.S. market. Martins spent 2019 as senior vice president and general manager of PlayPower, a producer of playground equipment, and the previous 10 years in vice presidencies at Essilor in the U.S. He held similar executive sales ...
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Maui Jim makes management changes
Maui Jim, the big American sunglass specialist, began selling optical eyewear in 2018 and has reportedly enjoyed significant sales growth in the segment. It plans this year to expand its optical collection by 30 items and to enter three new markets – Italy, Greece and Belgium. To raise awareness of ...
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Charmant appoints president and CEO
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 famous ...
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ArticleBig management changes at Essilux
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 64-year-old Vacherot ...
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Short stops
Management short stops
+++ 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 to Kamilia Kusz, ...
