All Executive changes articles – Page 30
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A Canadian eyewear group by the name of Westgroupe has...
A Canadian eyewear group by the name of Westgroupe has appointed Francesco Ferro as export manager, with the task of increasing its presence on the European market, beginning with Italy where it is starting from scratch. The group's annual sales total about $40 million, $30 million of which are generated ...
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Kering, the parent company of Electric, Puma, Gucci and other...
Kering, the parent company of Electric, Puma, Gucci and other sports and fashion brands that has set up Kering Eyewear (see the article in this issue), has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear ...
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Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun...
Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun off from Alliant Techsystems (ATK), has appointed a vice president of marketing, Brett Merrell, and a vice president of investor relations, Michael Pici. They report to Mark DeYoung, chairman and chief executive of Vista Outdoor. Merrell has been placed in ...
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Transitions Optical has promoted Sherianne James, currently director of global...
Transitions Optical has promoted Sherianne James, currently director of global marketing, to vice president of marketing, and John Ligas, currently director of R&D, to vice president of R&D. Both promotions are effective immediately. James, who joined Transitions in 2011, was the first company's director of global consumer and professional insights, ...
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Marc Onetto, a French-American specialist in operational efficiencies and customer...
Marc Onetto, a French-American specialist in operational efficiencies and customer service with experience in internet communication and logistics, was elected yesterday as a new member of the board of Essilor International for the next three years. The 64-year-old manager acted as senior vice president of worldwide operations and customer service ...
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Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the...
Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Pinon brings more than 15 years of experience in the action sports industry and international sales. Most recently, he served as head of sales for Europe at Neff Headwear. Prior to that, he ...
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Rem Eyewear has named Keith Kamalich as vice president of...
Rem Eyewear has named Keith Kamalich as vice president of sales, effective April 9. Kamalich is an industry veteran with more than 26 years of optical and manufacturing experience. Prior to joining Rem, he worked for 15 years at Tura, where he served as vice president of sales and most ...
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Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to the position of...
Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to the position of vice president of sales
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CooperVision has announced three new roles at Sauflon. Sue Cockayne,...
CooperVision has announced three new roles at Sauflon. Sue Cockayne, Sauflon's director of professional services, has become professional services director for Europe. Myles Hustler, Sauflon's international marketing manager, has been named head of marketing for Europe. Finally, Sauflon's national sales manager for the U.K. and Ireland, Paul Maxwell, has been ...
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Highmark Health has announced that its president and chief executive,...
Highmark Health has announced that its president and chief executive, David Holmberg, will become chairman of the board of directors of Highmark, Inc., one of its subsidiaries. Holmberg was named Highmark Health's president and chief executive in May 2014. Most recently, he was president of diversified businesses for Highmark, Inc. ...
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Shamir Optical Industry has promoted Raanan Naftalovich to president of...
Shamir Optical Industry has promoted Raanan Naftalovich to president of Shamir North America. For the past 10 years, Naftalovich has been the chief executive of Shamir Insight, the San Diego-based subsidiary of the spectacle lens manufacturer. In his new position, he will now oversee all of the Shamir sites and ...
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John Weber, who has worked for six years as president...
John Weber, who has worked for six years as president of CooperVision, has been named chief executive of Vision-Ease, taking the place of Doug Hopper. The company's new owners would like to push its annual turnover from about $130 million to $500 million by adding substrates, coatings and other products ...
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Andrea Guerra, who left last September as chief executive of...
Andrea Guerra, who left last September as chief executive of Luxottica, has become a strategic adviser to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Guerra has also been elected as a member of the board of directors of Coach, the American leathergoods company that agreed in January to take over Stuart Weitzman, ...
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Optovista has announced a series of management changes in its...
Optovista has announced a series of management changes in its sales and marketing departments. Paolo Schieppati, the company's sales manager, has left Optovista to pursue new professional opportunities, effective Jan. 1. Luca Sciamanna, who has been with Optovista since 2009, has been appointed as the new sales director, with full ...
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Antonio Bortuzzo is making his comeback to the eyewear industry...
Antonio Bortuzzo is making his comeback to the eyewear industry as head of the Americas for Kering Eyewear, the new company that will take care sooner or later of the eyewear lines of all the brands owned by the Kering group, including Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, ...
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De Rigo Vision has appointed Iraj Kamili to general manager...
De Rigo Vision has appointed Iraj Kamili to general manager of De Rigo Vision USA. The company said the appointment of a new general manager for the U.S., combined with a reorganization plan, is part of the group's intention to strengthen its presence in the country and accelerate the growth ...
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Mark'ennovy has appointed Gary Daniels as its new sales director...
Mark'ennovy has appointed Gary Daniels as its new sales director for the U.K. and Ireland. Daniels brings to the post several years of experience in the contact lens industry and global companies such as Procter & Gamble and Mars. He will be responsible for driving the growth strategy of the ...
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Safilo Group has made several appointments to boost its sales...
Safilo Group has made several appointments to boost its sales of sports eyewear and sports-inspired glasses, particularly under the Smith Optics brand, which has been under-represented outside the U.S. Joel Sandoz, former country manager for Switzerland, is channel leader for sports and outdoor lifestyle. The group has also appointed ...
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Michel Duranton, former sales director of Luxottica France, will become...
Michel Duranton, former sales director of Luxottica France, will become tomorrow the new general manager of Marcolin in France. He takes the place of Valerie Abbou, who is leaving after 16 years with the company.
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David and Bradley Wells, joint managing directors of Sauflon Pharmaceutical,...
David and Bradley Wells, joint managing directors of Sauflon Pharmaceutical, have left the company. The brothers had held the position in the transition period since the acquisition of Sauflon by CooperVision for $1.2 billion in August 2014. They said that after spending 22 years in the business, they are now ...
