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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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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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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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100%, the San Diego-based goggle and eyewear maker for two-wheeled...
100%, the San Diego-based goggle and eyewear maker for two-wheeled racing, has hired Mark Wilson to be its marketing manager. Wilson has spent virtually his entire career in sports marketing. Most recently he was marketing lead for Elite Sports Marketing & Activations, where his clients included Look Cycles and Corima ...
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Think About Your Eyes has hired Jane Balek as executive...
Think About Your Eyes has hired Jane Balek as executive director, effective Nov. 5. Most recently, she served as executive director of the School Nutrition Foundation. Prior to that, she was the deputy executive director of the National Association for Music Education, where she was responsible for marketing, communications, business ...
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Cione, the Madrid-based optical group, has appointed Miguel Ángel García...
Cione, the Madrid-based optical group, has appointed Miguel Ángel García Fernández as its new chief executive. His predecessor, Fernando Flores, has retired. García Fernández has been marketing director at Cofares, a Spanish pharmaceuticals distributor, since February 2017. He had previously worked in marketing for the German consumer products company Henkel, ...
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The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has announced that Brian...
The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has announced that Brian Layland, chairman and director of the board, has resigned, effective Oct. 31. The board has elected Frank Back as the new chair while Sandra Bailey has assumed all of Layland's functions and powers as alternate director, with immediate effect. Frank ...
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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
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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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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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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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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 early July 2018, Mark'ennovy, a British contact lens producer...
In early July 2018, Mark'ennovy, a British contact lens producer with subsidiaries throughout Europe, appointed Jospia Kern as general manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Eastern Europe. She will be a member of the executive board, responsible for growth in Eastern Europe and German-speaking markets. Kern had spent the past ...
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Rodenstock France has appointed Alexandre Bouin, 42, as general manager....
Rodenstock France has appointed Alexandre Bouin, 42, as general manager. Bouin previously worked for 14 years at Indo in various positions, including VP of business development for the U.S. and international sales director at the lens laboratory's Spanish headquarters. More recently, he spent three years as sales director for Seiko ...
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The Afflelou group has appointed Olivier de Mendez as general...
The Afflelou group has appointed Olivier de Mendez as general manager for Optical Discount, its low-cost banner. The 49-year-old French executive had been working for the last seven years at Starbucks France, successively as marketing director and country manager. He had previously worked for major French advertising agencies such as ...
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Andy Wolf Eyewear has appointed Stefano Barizza as its new...
Andy Wolf Eyewear has appointed Stefano Barizza as its new head of design. Barizza, an Italian native, worked most recently at Michael Pachleitner Group as head of design, and has worked for international eyewear companies for more than 22 years. He began his career at Safilo Group in Italy as senior ...
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Frédéric Poux, former CEO of Alain Afflelou, has been appointed...
Frédéric Poux, former CEO of Alain Afflelou, has been appointed president of Sport 2000 France, a voluntary group of sporting goods retailers
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Greg Barbour, an industry veteran previously in charge of Allergen...
Greg Barbour, an industry veteran previously in charge of Allergen UK's eye care, is replacing Niels Jensen as country manager for Rodenstock UK
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Coburn Technologies, the American provider of processing systems and ophtalmic...
Coburn Technologies, the American provider of processing systems and ophtalmic instruments has appointed Marina Vaynberger as its international sales manager for Russia, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. An industry veteran, Vaynberger had previously spent 16 years as international sales manager for DAC Technologies.
