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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.
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Following the appointment of Steve Horowitz as its president in...
Following the appointment of Steve Horowitz as its president in the spring, Eyewear Designs announced that Ken Clay joined the company in the position of vice president of business development. Clay spent more than 25 years at Marchon Eyewear as regional vice president for the central U.S. region, before becoming ...
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Pramaor, the Italian eyewear company behind the Blackfin brand, has...
Pramaor, the Italian eyewear company behind the Blackfin brand, has appointed Simone Favero, a former manager of an Italian outdoor shoe company, Calzaturificio Scarpa, as its new marketing manager
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Girts Cimermans, executive officer and president of Hoya Vision Care,...
Girts Cimermans, executive officer and president of Hoya Vision Care, has resigned, citing family reasons. The Dutch executive had joined the company in 2013 as chief operating officer for Hoya's Life Care segment before becoming Hoya Vision Care's CEO one year later. The group praised some of his major achievements, ...
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Jonathan Lawson, chief executive of Vision Express, will leave his...
Jonathan Lawson, chief executive of Vision Express, will leave his position at the end of the year after more than seven years at the helm of the British optical retailer, which is part of the GrandVision group. Under his management, Vision Express acquired Tesco Opticians last year, bringing its overall ...
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Essilor International's management committee will be enlarged to 12 members...
Essilor International's management committee will be enlarged to 12 members with seven different nationalities with the entry on Aug. 28 of two German nationals, Norbert Gorny and Grita Loebsack. Gorny, 54, has been the group's chief research & development officer since 2015. He joined the group in 2011 as senior ...
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Pro Optik, a chain of 140 mostly franchised stores in...
Pro Optik, a chain of 140 mostly franchised stores in Germany, assigned Hannibal Zemariam to the position of chief executive on July 1. At the start of his career, Zemariam worked in various stores of the German chain, followed by several years as key account manager at a distribution company. ...
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Mike Kirkley, managing director of Essilor U.K., announced his retirement...
Mike Kirkley, managing director of Essilor U.K., announced his retirement earlier this month, The Optician reports. He had joined the company in 1983. No replacement has been announced as yet, but a new general manager is due to be appointed after the summer. In the interim, his functions will be ...
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Hilco Vision Outdoor has appointed George Schott, a co-founder of...
Hilco Vision Outdoor has appointed George Schott, a co-founder of Native Eyewear, as sales director, replacing Bob Kelly who has retired
