All Executive changes articles – Page 21

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    France's Krys Group has appointed David Pierronne as buying director....

    2016-07-04T00:00:00Z

    France's Krys Group has appointed David Pierronne as buying director. He has worked for Decathlon, Castorama, Carrefour and other companies.

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    Optic 2000 has re-elected Didier Papaz as chairman of the...

    2016-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Optic 2000 has re-elected Didier Papaz as chairman of the French voluntary group for the third time. Papaz, who owns six Optic 2000 stores and one trading under the Lissac banner, has been running the group since 2006. On June 25, he joined more than 45 other opticians, partners and ...

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    Henri Blomqvist, chief commercial officer of the Safilo Group, is...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Henri Blomqvist, chief commercial officer of the Safilo Group, is going to fill the new position of chief executive for Safilo North America, says the group, confirming a report in Vision Monday. He will also take global responsibility for the group's sales activities in the sports channel. He will be ...

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    Bernhard van Ommen has left Cecop to become the new...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Bernhard van Ommen has left Cecop to become the new managing director of De Rigo UK. The Dutch executive, who replaces Paul Clapton, spent more than a decade with the international buying group, based in Madrid, where he was in charge of international business development, opening new markets. In this ...

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    Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales for Vista Outdoor, reporting to the company's chairman and chief executive, Mark DeYoung. He was most recently the president of Coleman USA. He was previously in charge of sales and marketing in the Americas for this brand of Jarden Corp., ...

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    Nadine Roth, who co-founded Architectures in 1995, has decided to...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Nadine Roth, who co-founded Architectures in 1995, has decided to leave the French company, which markets the Face à Face and Woow brands of glasses, by mutual agreement with its management. She had been acting there as sales and marketing manager. The move is part of a broader reorganization of ...

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    Eyeking, a maker and distributor of wholesale sunglasses including Under...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Eyeking, a maker and distributor of wholesale sunglasses including Under Armour and Hobie, has appointed Scott Betty as senior vice president of product and design. Betty was most recently global director of optics at Oakley, where he helped build a multi-category team responsible for the product development and design of ...

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    Neal Grimason is retiring as sales and marketing director of...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Neal Grimason is retiring as sales and marketing director of Continental Eyewear for health reasons, after 30 years with the company. He is a well-known figure in the European market, having participated in many trade shows. His replacement has not yet been named.

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    Maui Jim Sunglasses is recruiting for a dedicated trainer to...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Maui Jim Sunglasses is recruiting for a dedicated trainer to travel around Europe and work with its retail customers to enhance their knowledge of the company's products, their features and benefits. This follows another year of double-digit growth for Maui Jim in Europe. Declining to comment on specific sales figures, ...

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    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has named Joseph C. Papa as its...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has named Joseph C. Papa as its future chairman and chief executive officer. He is expected to join the company by early May. Papa will succeed J. Michael Pearson. Valeant's board had been searching for the right candidate to take over the chief executive role since March, ...

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    Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role of country manager for Germany and Austria. He had been in charge of marketing and key accounts since 2012. Möhrer takes the place of Gernot Trebsche, who is also European sales director for eyewear and sport protection as well as ...

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    Assogruppi, the Italian association comprising the Oxo and Vision Group...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Assogruppi, the Italian association comprising the Oxo and Vision Group buying groups, has a new chairman, Fabrizio Vettore, the 50-year-old owner of an optical store in Varese and a retail member of Oxo. The chairmen of Oxo and Vision Group, Marco Carminati and Marco Procacciante, have announced that the outgoing ...

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    Costa Del Mar has appointed Holly Rush as chief executive,...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Costa Del Mar has appointed Holly Rush as chief executive, effective April 25. She will replace Chas MacDonald, who announced his retirement as president and chief executive of the Essilor-owned brand of sunglasses last month. For the past 25 years, Rush had held key leadership roles at companies like Duracell/Gillette, ...

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    Vision Ease has announced three new sales and marketing appointments....

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Vision Ease has announced three new sales and marketing appointments. Grady Lenski has been promoted to the newly created role of chief marketing officer. He was previously Vision Ease's vice-president of sales for North America. David George has been promoted to senior director for North American key accounts and Canada. ...

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    Safilens has announced a new three-year partnership with a distributor...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Safilens has announced a new three-year partnership with a distributor in Singapore, Advance Healthcare Pte. Advance Healthcare will be the sole distributor of the Italian contact lens company's Safe-Gel, Fusion and Open product ranges in Singapore.

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    Mister Spex has appointed a 35-year-old marketing manager, Jens Reich,...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Mister Spex has appointed a 35-year-old marketing manager, Jens Reich, to better communicate the benefits of its online offerings

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    John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin.

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    Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell -...

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell - have joined Vista Outdoor's eyewear & sport protection unit at Suresnes near Paris, reporting to its president, Olivier Ciaravino. Delarue-Quairel has been named global sport marketing & communication manager for the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands. Fritzell will act as ...

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    PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco,...

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco, and announced its intention to move to larger facilities in a suburb of Dallas, Farmers Branch. Cevasco, who served most recently as president and general manager of Luneau Technology, took office on March 1, replacing the former 65-year-old CEO, Ruedi ...

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    Gunnar Optiks has appointed Scott Sorensen as president of the...

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Gunnar Optiks has appointed Scott Sorensen as president of the brand. He will be responsible for the operations, sales and marketing of the California-based specialist in computer and gaming eyewear. He takes over the role from Rob Jafek, interim chief executive, who took the helm in November 2014. Sorensen has ...