All Executive changes articles – Page 31
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Frederic Laffort is Safilo's new country manager for the U.K....
Frederic Laffort is Safilo's new country manager for the U.K. and Ireland. He replaces Ermes Stefanutto in that role. Laffort will also lead the group's newly-established global department stores division in London. Laffort spent 16 years at Procter and Gamble, where he held various senior regional roles across Western Europe ...
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Essilor plans to appoint a new president for its Canadian...
Essilor plans to appoint a new president for its Canadian office to replace Marc Tersigni, a former executive managing director of Essilor UK who is expected to move into a new role within the company. In Germany, meanwhile, we hear that Michael Brukner has taken the place of Marcel Phol ...
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CooperVision has appointed Gary Orsborn as vice president of global...
CooperVision has appointed Gary Orsborn as vice president of global professional & clinical affairs. He will be responsible for the management and development of the company's professional and clinical affairs strategy worldwide. Dr. Orsborn joined the company in 2013 and has served as senior director of global professional affairs. In ...
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Optovision has appointed a new international sales director, Thomas Beier,...
Optovision has appointed a new international sales director, Thomas Beier, who has spent 22 years in the ophthalmic optics industry, occupying major roles for important companies such as Essilor and Rodenstock. The 54-year-old Austrian native is expected to consolidate the position of the German manufacturer of progressive lenses in markets ...
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Joseph (Joe) Tellier has become the chief executive of Ogi...
Joseph (Joe) Tellier has become the chief executive of Ogi Eyewear. It's a new position at the American accessible luxury company, where he and other officials have been working as a team. Sales have grown by 300 percent since he joined Ogi in September 2008 as vice president of global ...
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Jeff Grumbling, a seasoned industry executive who has been responsible...
Jeff Grumbling, a seasoned industry executive who has been responsible for Carl Zeiss Vision's lab operations on the U.S. West Coast for more than seven years, has been hired by OptoTech to act as chief operating officer of its North American ophthalmic division. He previously worked for Pearle Vision and ...
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Kikuo Urayama will be the new president and chief executive...
Kikuo Urayama will be the new president and chief executive of Charmant USA, starting next month. He takes the place of Harry Aida, who is retiring after ten years in the position along with Bill Ferraro, vice president of finance for the U.S. subsidiary. Urayama acted most recently as chief ...
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Randolph Engineering has a new director of global marketing, Sarah...
Randolph Engineering has a new director of global marketing, Sarah Fawle, who comes from the yachting industry
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Stefano Pessina, the 73-year-old billionaire who built up Alliance Boots,...
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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After announcing new investments in its Italian manufacturing activities, Marchon...
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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John Sanchez has left as president of Zeal Optics after...
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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Andrea Guerra, who left as chief executive of Luxottica a...
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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Vision-Ease Lens has appointed John Weber as its chief executive....
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...
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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Jim Eisen has assumed full responsibilities as chief executive at...
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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Kent Lang has joined Dita Eyewear in the newly created...
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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Luca Strigiotti is the new managing director of Essilor Italia....
Luca Strigiotti is the new managing director of Essilor Italia. He was previously the company's sales and marketing director. Strigliotti has been for the last seven years chief executive of CBS Outdoor Italia, a leading market player in outdoor advertising. His promotion follows the recent appointment of the former MD ...
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Mario Viel, a 51-year-old manager who has worked in sales...
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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Adlens, which is about to introduce its Adlens Focuss eyewear...
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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Alcon, a division of Novartis, has appointed Eric Bruno as...
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 ...

