All Executive changes articles – Page 24
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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Michael H. McGarry, 58, has become the new chairman and...
Michael H. McGarry, 58, has become the new chairman and chief executive of PPG Industries. He has been with the company in various leadership roles for 35 years in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He was promoted to president and chief executive in September 2015. Last Sept. 1, he became ...
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Brent Saunders, chief executive and president of Allergan, has added...
Brent Saunders, chief executive and president of Allergan, has added the role of chairman of board, marking the completion of a transformation process for the Dublin-based pharmaceutical group. He takes the place of Paul Bisaro, who will remain a member of the board. Christopher Couglin has joined the board.
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Andrea Dorigo, a veteran of the Luxottica Group who had...
Andrea Dorigo, a veteran of the Luxottica Group who had been acting as president of Oakley from May 2015 to last July, has become president and chief executive of Pirch, a high-end U.S. retailer specializing in household items. Based at Oakley's head office in California, Dorigo had been responsible for ...
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Krys has appointed Delphine Ansquer as director of commercial development...
Krys has appointed Delphine Ansquer as director of commercial development at Codir, the group's production and logistics center, located in Bazzainville, in the Ile-de-France region. Most recently, Ansquer worked for 10 years at Rodenstock France, with leading roles in marketing and general management. Prior to joining the French branch of Rodenstock, ...
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Specsavers has appointed a new head of Enhanced Optical Services...
Specsavers has appointed a new head of Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) for the U.K., Adam Wannell, who has more than 20 years' experience in clinical settings. Based at Bristol's Eye Hospital, where he treats glaucoma, he will join 15 other EOS in the U.K. who provide support to the group's ...
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Katrin Kapteyn was appointed as chief product officer at Mister...
Katrin Kapteyn was appointed as chief product officer at Mister Spex, responsible for product development and user experience as well as category management and business intelligence. The 38-year-old succeeds Hannes Schrödter, who will leave the company at his own request at the end of this year. She reports directly to ...
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Steve Fleming has become the new chief executive of Birmingham...
Steve Fleming has become the new chief executive of Birmingham Optical, a big British lens laboratory that is also the U.K. importer for Nidek and Oculus. Fleming joined the company in March, after 12 years as business development director and retail operations director of Vision Express, and after seven years ...
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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
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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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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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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 ...
