All Executive changes articles – Page 2
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House of Modo appoints sales director for Europe
House of Modo, formerly MODO Group, has recruited Andrea Palermo as Sales Director Europe. A senior eyewear industry executive, Palermo joins the company from Look where he was serving as Global Sales Director. His previous experiences in the sector include sales management roles at Gigi Studios, Etnia Barcelona and Safilo. ...
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Optik Hallmann has a new managing director
Optik Hallmann, a retail chain of the Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG), has appointed Tobias Andersen as its new Managing Director. Andersen joins the company from Pawlik Consultants, a management consultancy. His prior experiences in the eyewear retail sector include management positions at Fielmann, eyes + more and Optiker Bode. Optik ...
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Alex Wilkes to succeed Reade Fahs as National Vision CEO
National Vision has announced that Alex Wilkes, currently serving as the company’s President, will take over the CEO position from Reade Fahs who has been at the helm of the US optical retail group since 2002. Wilkes, an experienced eyewear industry executive, joined the company in August last year from ...
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Topcon Healthcare appoints new Chief Medical Officer
Topcon Healthcare has appointed Dr. Daniela Ferrara as Chief Medical Officer. She will lead Topcon Healthcare’s clinical and medical strategy, notably the development of Healthcare from the Eye, the AI-powered platform using ocular imaging and data to detect eye care and systemic diseases that the company launched last year. Ferrara ...
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Rodenstock Group reshuffles top sales management team
Rodenstock Group has announced the appointment of Laurent Saada as Executive Vice President (EVP) Sales Europe. A seasoned executive, Saada joins Rodenstock from Sonova Group, where he has served as managing director of the wireless communications unit for four years. His previous experiences also include top executive functions at Straumann ...
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Rodenstock Italia appoints country manager from within
Rodenstock Italia has promoted Paolo Schieppati to the position of Country Sales Manager. Schieppati joined the company in 2022 and has served as Head of Key Accounts and Business Development manager. He is replaced by Lorenzo Perugini as Head of Key Accounts.
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Krys Group appoints new general manager
KRYS GROUP has announced the appointment of Amaury Dutreil as its new managing director, succeeding Jean-Pierre Champion who is retiring after twelve years at the head of the French optical and audition voluntary group. A seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in the healthcare and retail sectors, Dutreil ...
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News briefsBlenders founder cedes CEO post
Safilo-controlled Blenders Eyewear has appointed Jack Gray to the post of CEO. Gray is replacing Chase Fisher, the brand’s founder, who has written a self-effacing post on LinkedIn about his departure. As his company grew, Fisher writes: “I found myself buried in operations, managing processes, and putting out fires instead ...
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Mister Spex announces CEO change
Mister Spex has announced the appointment of Tobias Krauss, currently chairman of the company’s supervisory board, to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1. Krauss has been a member of Mister Spex’ supervisory board since 2020 and its chairman since July 2024. He has also been serving as ...
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EssilorLuxottica appoints new wholesale manager for the DACH region
EssilorLuxottica has appointed Wolfgang Messerschmidt as its new Head of Professional Solutions, its wholesale division, for the DACH region effective April 1. An eyewear industry veteran, Messerschmidt has been working for EssilorLuxottica since 2022, most recently as Vice President for Central Europe.
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Apollo-Optik has a new managing director
Apollo-Optik, the second largest optical retailer in Germany, has appointed Alex Versteeg as its Managing Director, effective April 1, in replacement of Nihat Aydin who is leaving the company. Versteeg has worked since 1998 for the Essilor and later the EssilorLuxottica group, starting as Junior Manager in France and climbing ...
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Ace & Tate appoints former GrandVision executive as CEO to lift eye care profile
Ace & Tate has announced that Mark de Lange, its founder and CEO, would change his executive role to Chief Brand Officer, focusing on the design of the eyewear collections and the brand identity. In his CEO role, Lange is being replaced by Lex van de Vliet, a seasoned executive ...
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Marcolin appoints new VP of optical sales for the US
Marcolin has announced the appointment of Mark Parisi as its new Vice President of optical sales and key accounts for the US. A seasoned manager with over 20 years of experience, Parisi joins the Italian eyewear company from the ABB Optical Group where he has served as Chief Revenue Officer ...
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EuromContact elects new president
EuromContact, the European federation of national associations and international contact lens manufacturers, has announced the election of Richard Smith as its President for the next two years, in replacement of Nicoletta Losi who held that position for the past eight years. A seasoned executive with over 25 years of optical ...
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Fielmann appoints COO Peter Lothes to management board
Fielmann Group has announced the appointment of Peter Lothes, its Chief Operating Officer, to its management board from March 1, 2025. Lothes joined the Germany-based retail group in 2023 with over 30 years of experience in the eyewear sector. He started as Vice President of Manufacturing at his family’s optical ...
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CooperVision reinforces myopia management commercial structure and investments
CooperVision has announced the reinforcement of its investments in myopia management, including in global commercial structure, research and development, clinical studies and advocacy support. As part of the new initiatives, the company has promoted Jennifer Lambert to the newly created position of Vice President Myopia Management & Cornea Care. ...
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Hilco Vision promotes three top executives
Hilco Vision has announced three new appointments to its executive team. Kelly Piotti has been appointed Senior Vice President of Optical & Retail and Brent Jones Senior Vice President of Eyecare in North America. Both were promoted from within. This is also the case for John Lakey, current Chief Commercial ...
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Thélios appoints DACH country manager
Thélios, the eyewear division of LVMH, has appointed Klaus Dietrich as Country Manager for the DACH region. Dietrich joins the company from Climate Partner, a Munich-based carbon-footprint consultancy where he had been working since 2022. Prior to that, he spent over a decade in sales senior management roles in the ...
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CooperVision appoints new president for Americas
CooperVision has announced the appointment of Steven Robbins, a three-decade healthcare veteran, as its President for the Americas region. Robbins joins the contact lens company from The New England Consulting Group, where he served as Managing Partner and was also involved in a consulting position in several CooperVision projects, including ...
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iVision Tech taps former Thélios plant director as COO
iVision Tech, the Italian-based OEM eyewear group, has announced the appointment of Gianluca Davanzo as its new Chief of Operations. Davanzo joins the company from the EURMODA Group, a supplier of metal parts and accessories for the fashion industry where he spent only a few months. Prior to that, the ...
