All Executive changes articles – Page 15
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Marcolin's CEO steps down
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 previously been the ...
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Transitions appoints general manager
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 commercial ...
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Edel Optics appoints general manager
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 the management ...
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New CEO at Pro Optik
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, Pro Optik’s former ...
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Alcon Pharma appointed Florian Treier as sales manager for its...
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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Anna Louise Palm Axel and Sofie Amalie Palm Axel have...
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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Johnson & Johnson Vision appointed Katja Schmelzing as general manager...
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 also ...
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Cazal Eyewear has appointed Katharina Schlager as chief executive and...
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,...
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...
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...
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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Bollé Brands has promoted Luca Zangrandi as sales director for...
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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Mister Spex, which claims to be Europe's leading online optician,...
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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Patrik Södestrom, who was general manager of Luxottica for northern...
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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Jôrg Spangemacher, the well-known and highly respected publisher of the...
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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On Oct. 7, Safilo inaugurated its new Milanese showroom, situated...
On Oct. 7, Safilo inaugurated its new Milanese showroom, situated in Piazza San Pietro in Gessate, 2, opposite the city's courthouse. Some 150 square meters of the 400-square-meter showroom are used for the display of glasses and the organization of events, while the rest is occupied by offices and meeting ...
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Yves Cogan, the French eyewear manufacturer acquired by Mondottica at...
Yves Cogan, the French eyewear manufacturer acquired by Mondottica at the beginning of 2017, has started distributing the Porsche Design Eyewear collection of Rodenstock in France
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Gregory Glasian has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Gregory Glasian has been appointed as the new chief executive of Anne et Valentin, the French designer eyewear brand, taking over the position of Christophe Gilabert, who died in an avalanche earlier this year. According to his LinkedIn profile, Glasian is new to the eyewear industry but has extensive experience ...
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Julbo has appointed Stéphanie Dugas as its new marketing director,...
Julbo has appointed Stéphanie Dugas as its new marketing director, replacing Benjamin Thaller who left a few months ago to become the managing director of Outdoor Sports Valley, the French cluster of outdoor companies. Dugas spent the last 20 years at Nikon Corporation, starting as product manager in France before ...
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Julbo has appointed Erhard Kappel as its new sales manager...
Julbo has appointed Erhard Kappel as its new sales manager for Germany. Kappel has worked at Julbo since 2012, initially as account manager and from 2016 as key account manager Germany. In his new position, he will be responsible for Julbo's sales team in Germany and brand development in the ...
