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Brulimar signed a new distribution contract for Poland with the...
Brulimar signed a new distribution contract for Poland with the company Primavision in July this year. The company is about to appoint a Russian distributor, too. For its team in the U.K., Brulimar engaged Les Johnson as sales manager, controlling the sales force out in the field.
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Entering the Japanese market, the Belgian luxury eyewear manufacturer Hoet...
Entering the Japanese market, the Belgian luxury eyewear manufacturer Hoet presented its products for the first time at the recent IOFT fair in Tokyo
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Flair signed a distribution contract for Argentina with Scheidtmann. The...
Flair signed a distribution contract for Argentina with Scheidtmann. The Argentinean distributor, who previously sold products from Silhouette, sells Flair's product range from November 2013.
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CooperVision appointed Mark Harty as president of its European management...
CooperVision appointed Mark Harty as president of its European management team effective Oct. 8. Harty was most recently general manager of the medical and surgical division of United Drug (UK) Holdings. Previously, he held the positions of vice president and general manager at Boston Scientific, U.K.; president of Masimo PLC, ...
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Continental Eyewear appointed a new sales manager for the U.K....
Continental Eyewear appointed a new sales manager for the U.K. Kevin Burton, coming from the bicycle sector, who will be covering London and the southeast of England. The company signed new distribution deals for Latvia and Portugal during Silmo.
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Two new executives have joined Nouveau Eyewear: Les Rookstool is...
Two new executives have joined Nouveau Eyewear: Les Rookstool is the vice president for business development, and John DeLuna takes the position of director of marketing. Rookstool was most recently the vice president of the retail sun division at the McGee Group, and his more than 20 years of experience ...
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Yves Cogan is recruiting a new export manager following the...
Yves Cogan is recruiting a new export manager following the departure of Frithof De Beijer, who was based in the Netherlands
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Lisa Christie has joined REM Eyewear as its brand and...
Lisa Christie has joined REM Eyewear as its brand and communications manager. Her marketing and public relations experience includes her previous position working for the Downtown Women's Center, which helps homeless women in Los Angeles.
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Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have...
Two Italian bike-related brands - RH+ and ZeroRH+ - have entered the German market via van Bokhoven, a wholesale trader in the bicycle sector run by Georg Bucher. The first brand stands for bikewear and other activewear, and the other one markets bike helmets and eyewear Sales of the two ...
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Logo, the French eyewear company, has appointed Miguel Lopez general...
Logo, the French eyewear company, has appointed Miguel Lopez general manager of its American subsidiary, based in Florida, which takes care of the whole American continent. Lopez, who was previously in charge of Latin America, takes the place of Guillaume Pottecher who has become the president of De Rigo Vision's ...
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Patrick Goussens has resigned as one of the two...
Patrick Goussens has resigned as one of the two presidents of Apoob, the Belgian opticians' association
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Fidela is taking over from Opal the distribution in...
Fidela is taking over from Opal the distribution in France of the Daniel Hechter line of prescription frames and sunglass, licensed by Uniopt, which is part of the Michael Pachleitner Group
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Essilor is reportedly negotiating a joint venture for the Colombian...
Essilor is reportedly negotiating a joint venture for the Colombian market with a local firm, Servioptica y Superlens. Described as one of the biggest laboratories in Latin America, the company is already distributing various Essilor products and those of Shamir, Transitions, Vision Ease, Younger and Alcon, plus its own private-label ...
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Franco Ferrante is the new country manager of Luxottica Belgium,...
Franco Ferrante is the new country manager of Luxottica Belgium, taking the place of Fabien Gribaudo, who left the company a few months ago. Ferranto worked at Luxottica's head office in Milan for six years before moving in 2010 to the Netherlands, where he became deputy country manager of the ...
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A former Danish optician, Dion Eriksen, has become the chief...
A former Danish optician, Dion Eriksen, has become the chief executive of Pro Design International, taking the place of Mogens Frederiksen who is going into retirement. Eriksen previously owned and ran a chain of 30 shops in Denmark that were franchised by Profil Optik. He sold it in 2010 to ...
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Deeluxe, an Austrian producer of outdoor boots, is the new...
Deeluxe, an Austrian producer of outdoor boots, is the new Austrian distributor for Billabong's Von Zipper line of sunglasses and snow goggles
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Menrad has appointed Chris Beal as managing director of its...
Menrad has appointed Chris Beal as managing director of its U.K. subsidiary, taking the place of Roger Mitchell, the company's former director of sales in the country. Beal brings over 20 years of experience in the textile, interiors, clothing and fashion arenas, working for such companies as Laura Ashley. Menrad ...
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Safilo has appointed David Pearson commercial and operations director for...
Safilo has appointed David Pearson commercial and operations director for its Australian subsidiary. The move follows the retirement of Roger Chick, who has been associated with the Italian company since 1967, first working with its agency and then as a partner in its distributor. Safilo acquired a 51 percent stake ...
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De Rigo Vision has appointed Nick Palmiotto as vice president...
De Rigo Vision has appointed Nick Palmiotto as vice president of sales and marketing at its new U.S. subsidiary. Previously at Logo Premiere Vision, Palmiotto has an extensive experience in the eyewear business. He will be tasked with relaunching De Rigo's newly redesigned portfolio of brands including Chopard, Givenchy, Ermenegildo ...
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Coastal Contacts has appointed Gary Collins as its president, a...
Coastal Contacts has appointed Gary Collins as its president, a newly created position. The role of Coastal's chief executive and chairman of the board will rest with Roger Hardy. Collins was previously senior vice president of Belkorp Industries, a private company with holdings in various sectors including environmental services, real ...
