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Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was...
Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was appointed in July to take the place of Joe Sanchez, who became vice president of product development at Costa Sunglasses last December. Like Sanchez, Peters has worked for many years at Zeal's parent company, Maui Jim Sunglasses. He started as ...
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Christian Roesky has become general manager of Bausch + Lomb...
Christian Roesky has become general manager of Bausch + Lomb for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in charge also of sales in the region. He previous served as managing director of Abbott's diagnostics division for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries.
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Kovin Naidoo has been appointed interim chief executive of the...
Kovin Naidoo has been appointed interim chief executive of the Brien Holden Vision Institute following the unexpected death of Brien Holden on July 27, which we reported in our last issue. Naidoo has been recently a board member and the deputy CEO of the institute. He is also the CEO ...
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7Trade, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, will represent...
7Trade, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, will represent Robert Marc of New York in the German-speaking markets
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Essilor International has named Xavier Galliot as group chief sustainability...
Essilor International has named Xavier Galliot as group chief sustainability officer. Since 2010, he had been group director of sustainable development at Rexel, a global leader in the distribution of electrical supplies, as well as general secretary of the Rexel foundation. Galliot, 42, started his career with Ernst & Young ...
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Luneau Technology, the parent company of Briot USA, Visionix, and...
Luneau Technology, the parent company of Briot USA, Visionix, and Latham & Phillips Ophthalmic (LPO), has announced that Matt Cevasco has moved to the role of consultant on special projects for the company. Cevasco had served as president and general manager of Luneau Technology USA and headed the North American ...
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Mark'ennovy has appointed Chris Carter as group sales and marketing...
Mark'ennovy has appointed Chris Carter as group sales and marketing director, a new position. He spent the last five years at Bausch & Lomb as commercial director for vision care in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He previously worked for Unilever and Kimberly Clark.
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Ben Wolf has been appointed senior vice president of Marcolin...
Ben Wolf has been appointed senior vice president of Marcolin USA, in charge of sales of all its products to the optical retail channel, including those that were previously marketed by Viva International. He will report to Fabrizio Gamberini, chief executive of the U.S. subsidiary. Most recently, Wolf covered this ...
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WestGroupe of Montreal has appointed Michael Debono as executive vice...
WestGroupe of Montreal has appointed Michael Debono as executive vice president of global sales. Debono joined the Canadian producer and distributor as national sales manager in 2005. He became vice president of North American sales in 2010.
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CooperVision has appointed Guy Whittaker as vice president of global...
CooperVision has appointed Guy Whittaker as vice president of global marketing. His nomination has followed the recent promotion of his predecessor, Jerry Warner, to president of North America. Whittaker has held management roles with CooperVision since 1998. Most recently he was general manager for Australia/New Zealand & Southeast Asia, and ...
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Smith Sports Optics has appointed Cale Meyer as promotions manager...
Smith Sports Optics has appointed Cale Meyer as promotions manager and Ben Cruickshank as sport channel communications manager, based at the company's marketing headquarters in Portland, Oregon
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Another manager has left Safilo to join Kering Eyewear, the...
Another manager has left Safilo to join Kering Eyewear, the new company created to manage the eyewear lines for Kering's luxury goods and sports brands. Pietro Scognamiglio, who was in charge of travel retail in Asia at Safilo, will have a similar role at Kering Eyewear, leading its expansion in the ...
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Hilco Vision has announced the retirement of Bob Nahmias, its...
Hilco Vision has announced the retirement of Bob Nahmias, its chief executive for the past 17 years. Ross Brownlee, a veteran of the optical industry, has been hired to replace him, effective June 15. Brownlee will also join Hilco's board of directors. A British national, Brownlee has spent 18 years ...
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Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that...
Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that Kip Arnette, one of its co-founders, is retiring after 15 years with the American brand of eyewear. Arnette founded Electric in 2000 together with Bruce Beach. The brand specializes in snow goggles and sunglasses, but offers also prescription eyewear. Arnette ...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Boots Opticians, has...
Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Boots Opticians, has named Stefano Pessina as its chief executive. Pessina, 73, led Alliance Boots prior to its merger with Walgreens, and had been serving as acting chief executive since January. He will continue to report to James Skinner, the group's executive chairman.
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David Keeler has retired as president of Keeler Instruments, after...
David Keeler has retired as president of Keeler Instruments, after 50 years of involvement with the company founded by his grandfather in 1917, but Andrew Williams will continue as chief executive
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After working for 15 years with Hoya France, Gwenael Le...
After working for 15 years with Hoya France, Gwenael Le Blanc has joined FittingBox as commercial director for France
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Seiko Optical Europe has set up a marketing team for...
Seiko Optical Europe has set up a marketing team for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. It has been led since this past March by Dirk Beckmann, who worked previously for Transitions Optical in various roles. Filling a new position, he reports to Rainer Burkard, who became executive ...
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Kering Eyewear has enlisted a new manager, Fernando Silva, as...
Kering Eyewear has enlisted a new manager, Fernando Silva, as vice president of sales for North America, responsible for sales to independent optical retailers and optical key accounts. He reports to Antonio Bortuzzo, president of Kering Eyewear for the Americas. As president of Marca Eyewear, a company based in Toronto, ...
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Lafont – Ophl has appointed a new European sales director,...
Lafont – Ophl has appointed a new European sales director, Ronan Chabert, who comes from the luxury goods and cosmetics sectors, replacing Fabrice Aubinais. He will concentrate on Western Europe. Chabert worked previously for Hermès fragrances and Christian Dior watches and jewelry. He also acquired experience in multi-brand retailing at ...
