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Marc'ennovy, the Spanish developer of individually tailored contact lenses, is...
Marc'ennovy, the Spanish developer of individually tailored contact lenses, is beginning to do business in Australia through a dedicated ordering platform. The operation is led by Chris Harous, managing director for the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 1997, Marc'ennovy sells about one million contact lenses per year. It is reportedly expecting ...
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Maui Jim is looking for a new marketing coordinator for...
Maui Jim is looking for a new marketing coordinator for the U.K. and the Nordic countries, stationed at its office in Guildford, as the person filling the position, Alex (Andra) Grant, has decided to leave the company
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De Rigo Vision has promoted Enrico Furlan, making him creative...
De Rigo Vision has promoted Enrico Furlan, making him creative director for all the brands in its portfolio ahead of a sales meeting scheduled for the end of June in Barcelona. After working for Safilo, Prada and Dolce & Gabbana, Furlan entered De Rigo in 2016 to take care of ...
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Combining the marketing, product and sales department more closely, Alpina...
Combining the marketing, product and sales department more closely, Alpina Sports has placed Patrick Hebling, 42, in charge of business unit product management, sales and marketing. Reporting to Christophe Weissenberger, chief executive of the Uvex Sports Group, he will pursue the areas of multichannel development, internationalization, digitalization, process optimization and ...
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Michelle Prevost, managing director of Black & Lizars has left...
Michelle Prevost, managing director of Black & Lizars has left the Scottish optical retail chain after two years in the company.
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Brian Andrews has been promoted as the new chief financial...
Brian Andrews has been promoted as the new chief financial officer of Cooper Companies, the parent company of CooperVision, succeeding Albert White who is taking on the role of president and chief executive of the group. Andrews has been with Cooper since 2006, serving most recently as vice president of ...
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Silhouette International has announced the appointment of Onofrio “Mike” Giannattasio...
Silhouette International has announced the appointment of Onofrio “Mike” Giannattasio as president of its U.S. subsidiary. Described as a specialist in brand strategy, organizational development, sales growth and marketing transformation, Giannattasio has spent 30 years in the sector of luxury watches and related accessories, working for Mont Blanc North America, ...
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Eyewear Designs has announced the appointment of Steve Horowitz as...
Eyewear Designs has announced the appointment of Steve Horowitz as its new president, effective April 1. He will report directly to the company's co-chief executives, Andrea Gluck and Dean Warner. Eyewear Designs is a privately-held company wholly owned by Gluck and Warner. As president, Horowitz will oversee the activity of ...
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Marcolin has appointed Arne Langhof as sales manager for Germany,...
Marcolin has appointed Arne Langhof as sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 34-year-old manager was working more recently for the company as area manager for Southern Germany.
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Stefan Beiten, who worked for many years for Hoya in...
Stefan Beiten, who worked for many years for Hoya in Germany, has been appointed key account manager for Seiko Europe
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Yage Moshe is the new chief executive and president of...
Yage Moshe is the new chief executive and president of Shamir Optical Industry, the high-tech lens company based in Israel, with effect from next July 1. Moshe will take the place of Amos Netzer, who is retiring after running the company since 2009, nearly doubling its revenues since 2001, after ...
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Robert Marc is leaving his role as chief creative officer...
Robert Marc is leaving his role as chief creative officer of Robert Marc Eyewear, with immediate effect. He said he will devote himself to travel and to pursue philanthropic and new creative projects. Marc opened his first shop 37 years ago in New York. In 1999, he launched his own ...
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After twenty years of service with the Japanese eyewear manufacturer,...
After twenty years of service with the Japanese eyewear manufacturer, Louise Brunton has retired from her position of general manager of Charmant's U.K. subsidiary. The Japanese manufacturer also announced the appointment of Chris Beal in the position of vice president of sales and marketing for U.K. and Ireland, as of ...
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Eyemart Express appointed Michael J. Bender as chief executive and...
Eyemart Express appointed Michael J. Bender as chief executive and president, effective Jan. 1. Doug Barnes, the former chief executive, now serves as the company's chairman. Bender has more than 30 years of experience and a comprehensive background in manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Most recently, he served as chief operating ...
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Prevent Blindness has named Jeff Todd as its new president...
Prevent Blindness has named Jeff Todd as its new president and chief executive. His appointment, effective April 1, will follow the retirement of Hugh R. Parry, who has served as president and chief executive of the organization since 2002. Todd has been with Prevent Blindness since 2003, when he joined ...
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Adil Mehboob-Khan, a former joint chief executive of Luxottica, has...
Adil Mehboob-Khan, a former joint chief executive of Luxottica, has become the CEO of the famous Liberty London store
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Alain Afflelou has announced the departure with immediate effect of...
Alain Afflelou has announced the departure with immediate effect of its chief executive, Frédéric Poux, for “personal reasons.” He will be replaced by his deputy, Didier Pascual, who, like him, has spent a long time at the French optical retailing group, which he joined 14 years ago. The company says ...
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GrandVision officially announced the appointment of Stephan Borchert as the...
GrandVision officially announced the appointment of Stephan Borchert as the group's CEO, effective Feb. 28, earlier than previously announced. As we already reported (Eyewear Intelligence Vol. 18 n°12+13), the German manager (48) has in-depth international retail experience and moves from Sephora, the fragrance retail banner, where he was president of ...
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Westgroupe has announced the promotion of Michael DeBono to the...
Westgroupe has announced the promotion of Michael DeBono to the position of chief operating officer. For over 25 years, he has been in the optical industry. He joined the Canadian company in 2005 as national sales manager and took charge of North American sales five years later. He was made ...
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Antonio Besana, a former executive of GfK who was most...
Antonio Besana, a former executive of GfK who was most recently deputy general manager for the Italian market and regional retail director for Eastern Europe, has left the company after 20 years of service
