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Jan Rosenberg has informed the supervisory board of Silhouette International...
Jan Rosenberg has informed the supervisory board of Silhouette International Schmied that he is leaving as the Austrian company's chief executive for personal reasons. As a result, Arnold Schmied is stepping out of the supervisory board to serve again as CEO of the company owned by his family, joining two ...
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Safilo has split brand management between Vladimiro Baldin and a...
Safilo has split brand management between Vladimiro Baldin and a newly appointed chief executive, Angelo Trocchia, following the departure of Stefano Biondo. Baldin is in charge of of the group's licenses as chief licensed brands and global product officer, while Trocchia supervises Safilo's proprietary brands - on an interim basis. ...
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Essilor France has appointed Laurent Cohu to the position of...
Essilor France has appointed Laurent Cohu to the position of sales director for lenses. The 39-year-old executive had joined the company in 2016 as key account manager, after six years at Coca-Cola and previous jobs in finance and consulting. In his new position, he takes over from Sébastien Picot who ...
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The Cooper Companies have announced two major management changes. Holly...
The Cooper Companies have announced two major management changes. Holly Sheffield has been named executive vice-president and chief strategy officer, effective June 4. She will be responsible for corporate strategy, business development and global human resources, reporting directly to Cooper's president and chief executive, Albert White. Sheffield joins Cooper from ...
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Andrea Milletti has taken the place of Paola Rizzetto as...
Andrea Milletti has taken the place of Paola Rizzetto as Italian country manager for CooperVision. The manager has held senior leadership roles in food and pharmaceutical groups like Nestlé, Angelini and Arkopharma.
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Safilo North America has appointed Stephen Wright as chief commercial...
Safilo North America has appointed Stephen Wright as chief commercial officer, replacing Henri Blomqvist who is leaving to pursue new opportunities after two years in the post. Wright has held various positions of increasing responsibility at VSP Global, including those of president of Altair Eyewear and senior vice president for ...
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Yage Moshe is the new chief executive and president of...
Yage Moshe is the new chief executive and president of Shamir Optical Industry, the high-tech lens company based in Israel, with effect from next July 1. Moshe will take the place of Amos Netzer, who is retiring after running the company since 2009, nearly doubling its revenues since 2001, after ...
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Robert Marc is leaving his role as chief creative officer...
Robert Marc is leaving his role as chief creative officer of Robert Marc Eyewear, with immediate effect. He said he will devote himself to travel and to pursue philanthropic and new creative projects. Marc opened his first shop 37 years ago in New York. In 1999, he launched his own ...
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Stefan Beiten, who worked for many years for Hoya in...
Stefan Beiten , who worked for many years for Hoya in Germany, has been appointed key account manager for Seiko Europe
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Marcolin has appointed Arne Langhof as sales manager for Germany,...
Marcolin has appointed Arne Langhof as sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 34-year-old manager was working more recently for the company as area manager for Southern Germany.
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Silhouette International has announced the appointment of Onofrio “Mike” Giannattasio...
Silhouette International has announced the appointment of Onofrio “Mike” Giannattasio as president of its U.S. subsidiary. Described as a specialist in brand strategy, organizational development, sales growth and marketing transformation, Giannattasio has spent 30 years in the sector of luxury watches and related accessories, working for Mont Blanc North America, ...
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Eyewear Designs has announced the appointment of Steve Horowitz as...
Eyewear Designs has announced the appointment of Steve Horowitz as its new president, effective April 1. He will report directly to the company s co-chief executives, Andrea Gluck and Dean Warner. Eyewear Designs is a privately-held company wholly owned by Gluck and Warner. As president, Horowitz will oversee the activity ...
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Brian Andrews has been promoted as the new chief financial...
Brian Andrews has been promoted as the new chief financial officer of Cooper Companies, the parent company of CooperVision, succeeding Albert White who is taking on the role of president and chief executive of the group. Andrews has been with Cooper since 2006, serving most recently as vice president of ...
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Michelle Prevost, managing director of Black & Lizars has left...
Michelle Prevost , managing director of Black Lizars has left the Scottish optical retail chain after two years in the company.
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Combining the marketing, product and sales department more closely, Alpina...
Combining the marketing, product and sales department more closely, Alpina Sports has placed Patrick Hebling, 42, in charge of business unit product management, sales and marketing. Reporting to Christophe Weissenberger, chief executive of the Uvex Sports Group, he will pursue the areas of multichannel development, internationalization, digitalization, process optimization and ...
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Prevent Blindness has named Jeff Todd as its new president...
Prevent Blindness has named Jeff Todd as its new president and chief executive. His appointment, effective April 1, will follow the retirement of Hugh R. Parry, who has served as president and chief executive of the organization since 2002. Todd has been with Prevent Blindness since 2003, when he joined ...
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Eyemart Express appointed Michael J. Bender as chief executive and...
Eyemart Express appointed Michael J. Bender as chief executive and president, effective Jan. 1. Doug Barnes, the former chief executive, now serves as the company's chairman. Bender has more than 30 years of experience and a comprehensive background in manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Most recently, he served as chief operating ...
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After twenty years of service with the Japanese eyewear manufacturer,...
After twenty years of service with the Japanese eyewear manufacturer, Louise Brunton has retired from her position of general manager of Charmant's U.K. subsidiary. The Japanese manufacturer also announced the appointment of Chris Beal in the position of vice president of sales and marketing for U.K. and Ireland, as of ...
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Hi-Vision, the maker and distributor of ophthalmic lenses headquartered in...
Hi-Vision, the maker and distributor of ophthalmic lenses headquartered in South Korea, has appointed Orlando Escalona as its new sales manager for the Europe and Africa region. Escalona has more than 27 years of experience in the sector of ophthalmic lenses in Latin America. After working for Sola Optical, he ...
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Two members of Essilor International's board of directors have resigned...
Two members of Essilor International's board of directors have resigned ahead of the company's planned merger with Luxottica. One of them, Henriette Fore, was recently appointed executive director of Unicef, starting on Jan. 1. Another director, Yi He, was representing Valoptec, the association of Essilor employees who are shareholders of ...
