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    Olivier Chupin has been appointed managing director at BBGR, one...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Olivier Chupin has been appointed managing director at BBGR, one of the brands owned by Essilor International. Chupin first joined the French group in 1999 and spent most of his career in Asia-Pacific, first as Essilor New Zealand's general manager and then as marketing and development director at Nikon Essilor ...

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    Novaliq has appointed Gabriela Burian as chief medical officer. She...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Novaliq has appointed Gabriela Burian as chief medical officer. She will report to Christian Roesky, the company's managing director and chief executive. Burian has more than 25 years of international clinical experience, with specific knowledge in the areas of ophthalmic biomedical research and clinical translation, and specialized expertise in retina ...

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    Francesco De Michino, who comes from another medical device segment,...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Francesco De Michino, who comes from another medical device segment, is the new Italian sales manager for Cecop, an international buying group that now counts 3,200 affiliated optical stores in eight countries

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    Rudy Project has opened a sales subsidiary for the German...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Rudy Project has opened a sales subsidiary for the German and Austrian markets, located in Munich and run by Sebastian Siedler. This former cycling professional was previously working with Sport Direkt, the former distributor of the Italian brand of sports eyewear in this territory.

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    Safilo has promoted Filippo Pustetto to the role of Italian...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Safilo has promoted Filippo Pustetto to the role of Italian country manager. Reporting to Joanna Onland, chief commercial officer for Western Europe and global key accounts, he succeeds Despina Tsagari, who takes on the position of global senior director for the GrandVision key account. Hal, the controlling shareholder of GrandVision, ...

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    Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Janna I. Neal to vice president...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Janna I. Neal to vice president of operations. Neal has been with the company for more than 15 years. She joined Zyloware in 2002 as sales administrator. She was later promoted to customer service manager and then to director of operations. In her new role, she ...

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    Pramaor, the maker of the Blackfin brand of titanium eyewear,...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Pramaor, the maker of the Blackfin brand of titanium eyewear, has announced the appointment of Ivo Benvegnù as chief operations officer. He will report directly to the company's chief executive, Nicola Del Din. Benvegnù has many years of experience in multinational eyewear companies, with roles covering both production and research ...

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    Dunelm Optical has promoted David Baker to the position of...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Dunelm Optical has promoted David Baker to the position of managing director. He replaces Peter Beaumont, who will become the company's chairman and chief executive. Baker joined the British frame supplier and ophthalmic laboratory in January 2016 as its new commercial director. Prior to joining Dunelm, he served for four ...

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    Romain Vannini has been appointed as the new sales director...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Romain Vannini has been appointed as the new sales director for Safilo in France. Aged 36, he takes over from Roger Pelaud who held the position for the last two years. Vannini started working for the Italian group's subsidiary as key account manager in 2014 after more than ten years ...

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    Gianluca Croci was appointed general manager of Marcolin France last...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Gianluca Croci was appointed general manager of Marcolin France last month. Croci has spent most his career so far in the luxury goods and fashion sectors at brands such as Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli. He takes over from Michel Duranton who spent two years at Marcolin France. Before Duranton, ...

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    De Rigo Rem has appointed Jim Sepanek as vice president...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    De Rigo Rem has appointed Jim Sepanek as vice president of sales and marketing. Sepanek, who has nearly 25 years of experience in the industry, previously worked for the company, from 1998 to 2008, as vice president of brand and product development. Most recently, he served as executive vice president ...

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    The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) has appointed Eden Palm as...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) has appointed Eden Palm as head of international sales for its Red Bull Spect Eyewear brand of functional sunglasses and goggles. He is replacing Christian Höferl, who is now working as international sales manager for the other brands of the group, including private brands like ...

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    Italia Independent has announced the appointment of four new executives...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Italia Independent has announced the appointment of four new executives to key positions. Giuseppe La Boria is named global director of sales while Alberto Lapucci is the new director of marketing. Gianantonio Baldessari, who has held important jobs with groups such as Safilo, De Rigo and Marcolin, will be responsible for ...

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    Andreas Köhler was recently appointed to the position of director...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Andreas Köhler was recently appointed to the position of director of sales at 7Trade, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl. Köhler, who has previously worked in similar positions for the Prada, Calvin Klein, Armani and Modo Eyewear brands in Germany, is responsible for all key accounts in Germany, the ...

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    Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has appointed Jonathan Talamo as chief...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has appointed Jonathan Talamo as chief medical officer and worldwide vice president of medical affairs and clinical affairs for Johnson & Johnson Vision, effective early July. Johnson & Johnson Vision comprises both the vision care and surgical businesses. Talamo has more than 25 years of experience ...

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    Alcon has appointed Stephen (Steve) S. Lane as chief medical...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Alcon has appointed Stephen (Steve) S. Lane as chief medical officer and global head of franchise clinical strategy, effective June 1. In his new role, he will lead the integration of clinical, scientific and commercial priorities across Alcon's surgical and vision care franchises. He will also represent Alcon to the ...

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    Sunglass Hut, one of the retail brands of Luxottica Group,...

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Sunglass Hut, one of the retail brands of Luxottica Group, has appointed Giorgio Pradi as its new general manager for North America. Mary Anne Stangby, who most recently served as senior vice-president and general manager of Sunglass Hut North America, will be leaving the company. Stangby, who will work along ...

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    Eugenio Razelli has been elected as the new chairman of...

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Eugenio Razelli has been elected as the new chairman of Safilo Group, replacing Robert Polet who resigned for personal reasons. Polet will remain as a director of the company. Razelli has been a member of Safilo's board since 2010. He was the chief executive of Magneti Marelli, the largest Italian ...

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    VSP Global has announced the resignation of its president and...

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    VSP Global has announced the resignation of its president and chief executive officer, Jim McGrann, and the retirement of Steve Wright, who was most recently president of the omni-channel solutions business. McGrann was appointed president and chief executive of VSP Global on Oct. 1, 2015. At the time he replaced ...

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    Adlens has appointed John Kennedy as its new chief executive...

    2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Adlens has appointed John Kennedy as its new chief executive officer. Frank Lavety, the company's chief operating officer, has served as interim chief executive since the retirement of Michael Ferrara, the previous chief executive, in autumn last year. Kennedy previously served as chief operating officer at Moo.com, an online print ...