All Executive changes articles – Page 17
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OneSight has announced that Dennis Norris, a former United Nations...
OneSight has announced that Dennis Norris, a former United Nations (UN) executive, has joined the global vision care non-profit as the new head of global programming. Norris has served the past decade in Afghanistan and Western Africa as chief of party and senior advisor for Central Asia Development Group and ...
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Anders Hedegaard has become the new chief executive of the...
Anders Hedegaard has become the new chief executive of the Rodenstock Group, taking the place of Oliver Kastalio, who is leaving the company after eight rather successful years at its helm to “take on a new professional challenge,” according to Rodenstock. A chemical engineer, Hedegaard worked most recently as president ...
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Otc7Handl, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, has appointed...
Otc7Handl, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, has appointed Petrini Devetzi, Jörg Sproll and Henriette Wander as chief executives. They are currently working as directors for the operations and customer care, finance, international and national sales, brand management and marketing divisions. Micha Siebenhandl, the company's former chief executive, has ...
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Dirk Demski has been made responsible for Topcon's operations in...
Dirk Demski has been made responsible for Topcon's operations in Germany and Austria, reporting to Eric Franken, managing director of Topcon Europe Medical. He has worked for several biotechnology and medical firms, most recently as chief executive of a Chinese company, the Naton Medical Group.
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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 in ...
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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 now ...
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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
