All Executive changes articles – Page 23
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The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) has appointed Eden Palm as...
The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) has appointed Eden Palm as head of international sales for its Red Bull Spect Eyewear brand of functional sunglasses and goggles. He is replacing Christian Höferl, who is now working as international sales manager for the other brands of the group, including private brands like ...
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Dunelm Optical has promoted David Baker to the position of...
Dunelm Optical has promoted David Baker to the position of managing director. He replaces Peter Beaumont, who will become the company's chairman and chief executive. Baker joined the British frame supplier and ophthalmic laboratory in January 2016 as its new commercial director. Prior to joining Dunelm, he served for four ...
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Pramaor, the maker of the Blackfin brand of titanium eyewear,...
Pramaor, the maker of the Blackfin brand of titanium eyewear, has announced the appointment of Ivo Benvegnù as chief operations officer. He will report directly to the company's chief executive, Nicola Del Din. Benvegnù has many years of experience in multinational eyewear companies, with roles covering both production and research ...
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Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Janna I. Neal to vice president...
Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Janna I. Neal to vice president of operations. Neal has been with the company for more than 15 years. She joined Zyloware in 2002 as sales administrator. She was later promoted to customer service manager and then to director of operations. In her new role, she ...
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Safilo has promoted Filippo Pustetto to the role of Italian...
Safilo has promoted Filippo Pustetto to the role of Italian country manager. Reporting to Joanna Onland, chief commercial officer for Western Europe and global key accounts, he succeeds Despina Tsagari, who takes on the position of global senior director for the GrandVision key account. Hal, the controlling shareholder of GrandVision, ...
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Rudy Project has opened a sales subsidiary for the German...
Rudy Project has opened a sales subsidiary for the German and Austrian markets, located in Munich and run by Sebastian Siedler. This former cycling professional was previously working with Sport Direkt, the former distributor of the Italian brand of sports eyewear in this territory.
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Adlens has appointed John Kennedy as its new chief executive...
Adlens has appointed John Kennedy as its new chief executive officer. Frank Lavety, the company's chief operating officer, has served as interim chief executive since the retirement of Michael Ferrara, the previous chief executive, in autumn last year. Kennedy previously served as chief operating officer at Moo.com, an online print ...
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VSP Global has announced the resignation of its president and...
VSP Global has announced the resignation of its president and chief executive officer, Jim McGrann, and the retirement of Steve Wright, who was most recently president of the omni-channel solutions business. McGrann was appointed president and chief executive of VSP Global on Oct. 1, 2015. At the time he replaced ...
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Eugenio Razelli has been elected as the new chairman of...
Eugenio Razelli has been elected as the new chairman of Safilo Group, replacing Robert Polet who resigned for personal reasons. Polet will remain as a director of the company. Razelli has been a member of Safilo's board since 2010. He was the chief executive of Magneti Marelli, the largest Italian ...
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Sunglass Hut, one of the retail brands of Luxottica Group,...
Sunglass Hut, one of the retail brands of Luxottica Group, has appointed Giorgio Pradi as its new general manager for North America. Mary Anne Stangby, who most recently served as senior vice-president and general manager of Sunglass Hut North America, will be leaving the company. Stangby, who will work along ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
