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    The Italian eyewear manufacturer Immagine 98 started selling its products...

    2013-01-23T00:00:00Z

    The Italian eyewear manufacturer Immagine 98 started selling its products directly in Germany and Switzerland this month. The objective is to support the collections X-Ide and Rye & Lye in these markets. Through the end of 2012, Immagine 98's products were distribued by BBM Brillenfaszination. With the decision to distribute ...

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    Gerhard Novak, ‘head of strategic business unit eyewear' at Rodenstock...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Gerhard Novak, ‘head of strategic business unit eyewear' at Rodenstock since February 2012, left the company at the end of October by mutual agreement. Novak was replaced by Micha Siebenhandl, who provides a long-term management experience in the eyewear industry. Most recently, he was vice president for global collections at ...

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    Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for Canada for its Bench eyewear with Optiman Group and Vezina Optical Group, which distribute frames to thousands of independent opticians throughout the country. The deals were agreed following discussions at this year's Silmo trade show in Paris. Canada is the world's ...

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    Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management of this German supplier of ophthalmic instruments and refraction units to Louise Meiners at the beginning of November because of his advanced age. Meiners has worked in the international ophthalmologic industry for over 15 years. She was a member of ...

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    Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created position of senior vice president of global sales and marketing. He will report directly to Peter Waszkiewicz, president and chief executive of the company. Ofodile joined Randolph on Nov. 12 from the Cross Water Group, where, as the founder and ...

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    Brian Andrews has been appointed treasurer of The Cooper Companies,...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Brian Andrews has been appointed treasurer of The Cooper Companies, parent of CooperVision, effective Jan. 1. He served as assistant treasurer since 2006, after working for Keybanc Capital Markets in coporate and investment banking and for ING Barings in investment banking.

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    Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new multi-year license agreement with Revolution Eyewear covering sunwear and ophthalmic frames. As reported by Vision Monday, prototypes of the first men's collection will be exclusively previewed at Vision Expo East in New York in March, while the collection should be ...

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    CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans Fern, who worked for the company inGermanyfor about 30 years. Fern held various positions at CVI. He is being sent into early retirement by the company at his own request. Since 2011, Fern was supported by Andrea Wenner for the ...

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    Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands of helmets, goggles and apparel for snow sports and cycling, are taking their snow sports range to new markets such the Benelux countries, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the Czech Republic and the U.S. For ...

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    Marcolin is setting up a new office and showroom in...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Marcolin is setting up a new office and showroom in Hong Kong. Located in the Ocean Centre on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong, the space is divided into two separate areas, one for management and display, and the other for working in a dynamic spirit.

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    The contact lens division of Spectaris, the German optical industry...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The contact lens division of Spectaris, the German optical industry association, has elected Volker Grahl, chief executive of MPG&E, to be its new president. He succeeds Dr. Frank Seibel, previously working for Abbott Medical Optics. Grahl's objective is to further develop a manufacturer-neutral campaign for contact lenses and a common ...

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    Reykjavik Eyes' collections are now distributed in France, thanks to...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Reykjavik Eyes' collections are now distributed in France, thanks to an exclusive distribution agreement that the brand has signed with a French distributor, Socodeix. Originally designed by an optician named Gunnar Gunnarsson in Iceland, the brand's models are made from a single sheet of titanium, to make them strong and ...

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    Céline Wurtz is the new secretary general of Gifo, the...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Céline Wurtz is the new secretary general of Gifo, the French optical industry association. She replaces Henri Venet, who has left the post to move into the metalworking sector. Prior to her new role, Wurtz was secretary general of Appamed, a French industry association in the area of medical devices. ...

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    Allison will open a new showroom in Barcelona by the...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Allison will open a new showroom in Barcelona by the end of this year. The showroom will be located in Paseo de Gracia 37, in a well-known shopping area of the city, a few steps from the Pedrera, the famous creation of Antoni Gaudì. The opening coincides with the arrival ...

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    Andrea Wenner has taken responsibility for key accounts at...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Wenner has taken responsibility for key accounts at CooperVision for all the German-speaking countries, replacing Hans Fern who is retiring after 30 years with the group

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    Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions,...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions, with the distribution of its Cinemizer OLED multimedia glasses in the U.S. and Canada. Like OneButton, its European distributor for these glasses, Total 3D Solutions supplies retailers with special services related to 3D viewing. The multimedia glasses are available in ...

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    Oliver Wriedt is the new country manager for northern Europe...

    2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Oliver Wriedt is the new country manager for northern Europe at Cartiers Parfums & Lunettes. He gained experience at L'Oréal Germany as sales director for the division “cosmétique active.” At Cartiers Parfums & Lunettes, he will be responsible for the growing segment of corrective eyewear and sunglasses for the German, ...

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    Jürgen Dömel, longtime president of the workers' council of the...

    2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Jürgen Dömel, longtime president of the workers' council of the Carl Zeiss group, left the group on Oct. 11. Most recently, he was vice president of the supervisory board of Carl Zeiss AG. At the end of September, he gave up his seat as president of the workers' council of ...

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    L.A. Eyeworks hired Keith Manship as new director of communications...

    2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

    L.A. Eyeworks hired Keith Manship as new director of communications and retail operations at the beginning of October. He worked previously for the Canadian shoe manufacturer John Fluevog as marketing manager.

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    The French eyewear manufacturer Chamborelle is currently searching for a...

    2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

    The French eyewear manufacturer Chamborelle is currently searching for a new sales agent in Canada, where it already has existing clients. Chamborelle sells 100,000 pairs per year, with export sales accounting for 15 percent.