All Executive changes articles – Page 19
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Keith Kamalich, a former executive of Tura who was most...
Keith Kamalich, a former executive of Tura who was most recently vice president of sales at De Rigo Rem in the U.S., has joined Mondottica USA as vice president, assisting the executive team and reporting to Phil Yurnage, president of Mondottica USA
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Instead of making its own corrective lenses as do Silhouette...
Instead of making its own corrective lenses as do Silhouette or Luxottica, Safilo has decided to launch a new “global optical project” to enhance its position in the area of prescription frames, placing it under the responsibility of Carole Binet. The project involves coordination of all the design, communication, branding ...
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Silhouette International has appointed David Chalmers to the new position...
Silhouette International has appointed David Chalmers to the new position of global sales director. From March 1, Chalmers, who was working as managing director for Silhouette UK for the past five years, is based at the company's headquarters in Linz, Austria. He will be responsible for Silhouette's worldwide sales, including ...
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Boots Opticians has appointed Jonathan Gardner as managing director after...
Boots Opticians has appointed Jonathan Gardner as managing director after the departure earlier this year of Ben Fletcher. Garner has spent his whole career at Boots, rising through the ranks in the different units of the group. In particular, he was the retail director at Boots Opticians between 2012 and ...
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Ben Fletcher, managing director at Boots Opticians in the U.K.,...
Ben Fletcher, managing director at Boots Opticians in the U.K., has stepped down from his position after six years in the company. Fletcher had initially joined Boots U.K. in 2011 as commercial finance director before being promoted managing director in 2013. He will pursue other opportunities outside the optical business ...
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Rodenstock appointed Dr. Dietmar Uttenweiler as head of its research...
Rodenstock appointed Dr. Dietmar Uttenweiler as head of its research and development department on Jan. 1. He continues to be responsible for the brand's lens segment, which he has been running since 2011. In his new position, he will be responsible for the connection of both business areas. In his ...
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Pramaor has announced that Marco Paveri is the new area...
Pramaor has announced that Marco Paveri is the new area manager for Italy of Blackfin, the Italian brand specializing in titanium eyewear. The Italian brand currently realizes 76 percent of its turnover abroad. Paveri, who has many years of experience in the premium/luxury eyewear and ophthalmic products segment, will be ...
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The Vision Impact Institute, supported by Essilor, has announced the...
The Vision Impact Institute, supported by Essilor, has announced the promotion of Kristan Gross to global executive director, and the transition of leadership from Maureen Cavanagh, the current president, to Gross. The change took effect on Jan. 1. Cavanagh, who has led the institute for more than two years, will ...
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Sang Tanzer has joined Brillen.de, a family-run multi-channel provider of...
Sang Tanzer has joined Brillen.de, a family-run multi-channel provider of prescription eyewear in Germany, as chief of marketing. Tanzer worked previously as head of media sales and head of performance marketing at Lenspirit.de, a distributor of contact lenses from Leipzig. Previously, he worked as marketing expert and media planner at ...
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Peter Reeve has been promoted to the role of managing...
Peter Reeve has been promoted to the role of managing director of Stepper UK, concentrating on the domestic U.K. market. He first joined the company in 2003 and was given wider commercial responsibilities after the acquisition of Stepper UK and Stepper France by Arts Optical in 2014. Reeve takes the ...
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Markus Schröder assumed the management of Charmant's sales in Germany...
Markus Schröder assumed the management of Charmant's sales in Germany and Austria on Nov. 14. The 48-year old started his professional career at Alpina Sports in 1999. He worked in diverse positions at Marchon for the past ten years.
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Frank Skowronek has assumed the management of Bach Optik and...
Frank Skowronek has assumed the management of Bach Optik and Steinburg, two wholesale distributors of contact lenses and eyecare products based in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Starting in January 2017, he will replace Jürgen Schofeld in his position as chief executive of both companies. Skowronek worked for twelve years at Pharm ...
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Richard Fröhlich will assume the position of national sales manager...
Richard Fröhlich will assume the position of national sales manager for the vision care segment of Alcon Pharma in Germany on Jan. 1, 2017. In this position, he succeeds Johannes Zupfer, who has left the company. Fröhlich is an optician and postdoctoral economist. After his studies, he started his professional ...
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Dunelm Optical has appointed Phil Toolsy to the role of...
Dunelm Optical has appointed Phil Toolsy to the role of export manager in a bid to expand the company's sales outside the U.K., which currently represent about 20 percent of the turnover. He has already been ten years with the company, which already sells its frames in more than 50 ...
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Hoya Vision Care has announced the appointment of Bruce Scott...
Hoya Vision Care has announced the appointment of Bruce Scott as the new general manager of Seiko Optical for the U.S. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the industry. He previously held the role of regional vice president at Essilor, where he directed sales to multiple channels, ...
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Paolo Ciarlariello, head of Luxottica's Chinese operations, left the group...
Paolo Ciarlariello, head of Luxottica's Chinese operations, left the group at the end of September to join Coty, the American beauty products group. Based in Shanghai, Ciarlariello was president for Greater China, in charge of wholesale and retail, from January 2015 to September 2016, according to his LinkedIn account. Prior ...
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Jérôme Kuzio, former chief executive of MPG&E, has left the...
Jérôme Kuzio, former chief executive of MPG&E, has left the German supplier of contact lenses and solutions for personal reasons. Fabian Hasert, who has been part of the executive team since May, and Gerhard Eissing assumed his responsibilities and tasks in October. They are supported by Anja Clages, senior product ...
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Peter Brierly has succeeded Ken Payne as president of DAC...
Peter Brierly has succeeded Ken Payne as president of DAC International. The two had been working together since 1988. Payne will relocate to the U.S. from the U.K., where he was stationed lately in the position of vice president of global sales. David Golden, an experienced industry professional who has ...
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The Design Eyewear Group has hired Jonathon Berke for the...
The Design Eyewear Group has hired Jonathon Berke for the newly created position of vice president of sales for the U.S. and Canada. For the past five years, Berke worked as director of sales and training and as marketing director for the U.S. and Canada for Montblanc. Previously, he worked ...
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Michael Kodochian has been placed in charge of strategic projects...
Michael Kodochian has been placed in charge of strategic projects at Atol, one of the major French voluntary groups of opticians
