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    Kent Lang has joined Dita Eyewear in the newly created...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Kent Lang has joined Dita Eyewear in the newly created position as chief operating officer. Lang worked for 17 years at Oakley, most recently as chief operating officer. Lang will be based in the U.S. and be responsible for the areas of manufacturing, services, operations and team building. Separately, the company ...

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    Jim Eisen has assumed full responsibilities as chief executive at...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Jim Eisen has assumed full responsibilities as chief executive at HVHC, a division of Highmark Health and the parent company of Visionworks and Davis Vision. Eisen had been joint chief executive along with Michael Sullivan since May 2014. Eisen will also remain president of Visionworks, while Celina Davis will remain ...

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    Vision-Ease Lens has appointed John Weber as its chief executive....

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Vision-Ease Lens has appointed John Weber as its chief executive. Doug Hepper, the company's CEO for the past 12 years, will assume the role of executive chairman. Weber joins Vision-Ease Lens after serving for six years as president of CooperVision. He also served as president of CooperVision Asia Pacific. Prior ...

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    Glenn Sherling has been appointed by Ogi Eyewear to the...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Glenn Sherling has been appointed by Ogi Eyewear to the newly created position of senior director of operations. A finance and marketing graduate, he helped establish effective management practices at BBDO and Campbell Mithun Advertising. He opened and ran a Twin Cities office for Mars Advertising and acted most recently ...

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    Andrea Guerra, who left as chief executive of Luxottica a...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Guerra, who left as chief executive of Luxottica a few months ago with a package of severance fees and shares worth about €46 million, has accepted a proposal by Italian Premier Matteo Renzi to act as his strategic adviser for one year, with no compensation. Guerra will officially assume ...

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    John Sanchez has left as president of Zeal Optics after...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    John Sanchez has left as president of Zeal Optics after two years with the company, which was acquired by Maui Jim three years ago, to join Costa Sunglasses, the U.S. company recently purchased by Essilor International, in the position of vice president of product development. He will gradually take over ...

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    After announcing new investments in its Italian manufacturing activities, Marchon...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    After announcing new investments in its Italian manufacturing activities, Marchon has reported the promotion of its general manager of operations, Adriano De Sandre to the position of chief executive of its Italian subsidiary, with responsibility also for sales and product development. The present managing director, Giancarla Agnoli, will be honorary ...

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    Stefano Pessina, the 73-year-old billionaire who built up Alliance Boots,...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Stefano Pessina, the 73-year-old billionaire who built up Alliance Boots, is set to act as interim chief executive of Walgreen Boots Alliance after Walgreens' full takeover next February of Alliance Boots, parent company of Boots Opticians. Pessina is already executive chairman of Alliance Boots. Walgreens, whose shareholders will vote on ...

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    Peter Schwind, one of the three top executives of Eschenbach,...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Peter Schwind, one of the three top executives of Eschenbach, left the company at the end of October. Wolfgang Rebstock, who heads up the executive board, is taking over his responsibilities as manager of the eyewear division. In France, meanwhile, Gilbert Le Nouy has taken over the position of country ...

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    Silhouette has named two senior executives for the U.S. Diana...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Silhouette has named two senior executives for the U.S. Diana Downs has been promoted to the newly-created position of key accounts and business development manager, while Heinz Pichler has been promoted to national sales manager. Downs has been with Silhouette for 10 years. She was recognized as Silhouette's Regional Manager ...

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    The Satisloh group has named Larry Clarke as president and...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The Satisloh group has named Larry Clarke as president and chief operating officer, effective Oct. 1. He will be responsible for R&D, production and distribution of Satisloh equipment worldwide. He reports to Norbert Gorny, president and chief executive of the Satisloh group. Clarke is a 25-year optical industry veteran who ...

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    Ottica Avanzi, the Italian optical retail chain that has been...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Ottica Avanzi, the Italian optical retail chain that has been part of the GrandVision group since 1999, has a new managing director, Christophe Reale. The 46-year-old executive had been the managing director of an Italian coffee company, Espressamente Illy, since 2008. He previously acted as operations director at Airest, a ...

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    Mondottica has appointed Monica Dal Cin to the new position...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Mondottica has appointed Monica Dal Cin to the new position of international business development director. Based at the company's Italian office near Treviso, she will have commercial responsibilities for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America to the exclusion of the U.K. and France. Dal Cin is a veteran ...

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    Hoet, the Belgian luxury eyewear manufacturer, appointed sales managers for...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Hoet, the Belgian luxury eyewear manufacturer, appointed sales managers for the German, Austrian, Swiss and U.K. markets in April, after Paul Galle joined the company as sales manager in January 2014. He previously worked in the sporting goods industry at Peak Performance as country manager for the Benelux countries for ...

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    Karavan & Co, the French company that sells high-end optical...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Karavan & Co, the French company that sells high-end optical and solar frames, appointed Anne-Laure Pauthier to the position of export manager in the spring. She succeeded Jessy Tissot, who assumed the newly created position of export manager in November last year. Pauthier previously worked for six years at Oxibis ...

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    Alcon, a division of Novartis, has appointed Eric Bruno as...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Alcon, a division of Novartis, has appointed Eric Bruno as the new general manager for Alcon U.S. Vision Care. He replaces Jim Murphy, who is being promoted to president of Alcon Japan, with immediate effect. Bruno, who joined Alcon in 2012, most recently served as the global franchise head of ...

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    Adlens, which is about to introduce its Adlens Focuss eyewear...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Adlens, which is about to introduce its Adlens Focuss eyewear in selected LensCrafters stores in the U.S., has appointed Greg Nugent as a non-executive board director. He steered the marketing program for the 2012 London Olympic Games. He then co-founded London Limited, a consultancy that advises clients for the implementation ...

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    Mario Viel, a 51-year-old manager who has worked in sales...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Mario Viel, a 51-year-old manager who has worked in sales for 18 years at Luxottica, has been appointed Italian sales manager at Marchon Eyewear

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    Marchon has named Connie Lai as its new managing director...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Marchon has named Connie Lai as its new managing director for Asia-Pacific, based at its Hong Kong office. Reporting to Nicola Zotta, managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, she will take care of Japan, Korea, Greater China and Southeast Asia. Lai served most recently in a ...

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    Jan Cory has been named the new U.S. president of...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Jan Cory has been named the new U.S. president of Silhouette Optical. She will report to Daniel Rogger, chief executive of Silhouette International based in Austria. Cory succeeds Chris Juergens, who will be retiring after 14 years of leadership at the company's U.S. subsidiary. Cory came to the optical sector ...