All Executive changes articles – Page 4
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Mister Spex creates new head of optical expertise role
Mister Spex has announced the appointment of Eileen Preuss as Head of Optical Expertise, a newly created position reflecting the recent strategic focus change by the German retail group. Reporting to Francesco Liut, Chief Commercial Officer, Preuss will be overseeing the quality assurance of Mister Spex’ optical services, playing a ...
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Nexeye appoints real estate director and new sales manager for the Netherlands
Dutch-based optical retail group Nexeye has announced the appointment of Roy Reubsaet as Group Real Estate Director, a new position within the company. Reubsaet has more than 15 years of experience in real estate management and has worked for HEMA, Ahold Real Estate and The Carphone Warehouse before joining Nexeye. ...
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VSP Vision appoints new Chief Network Officer
VSP Vision has announced the appointment of Jeff Koziel as the group’s Chief Network Officer. In this position, Koziel will lead the group’s network strategy and related business divisions including VSP Ventures, VSP onsite clinics, Visionworks and the Eyeconic e-commerce website for contact lenses, sunglasses and prescription glasses. Koziel started ...
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ArticleZEISS appoints SMT unit director as next CEO
Andreas Pecher, head of ZEISS SMT, the largest and fastest growing unit within the group, will become CEO in April 2025.
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J.F. REY appoints new general manager
French-based designer eyewear brand J.F. REY has announced the appointment of Fabrice Albert as its new General Manager, who will report to CEO and co-owner Walter Pirinoli. As previously reported, Pirinoli, together with Ralf Kmoch and Dan Levi, both from Visibilia, acquired the company in 2021. Albert’s main mission will ...
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CooperVision promotes global and EMEA commercial directors from within
CooperVision has promoted Debbie Olive to the position of Chief Commercial Officer, from which she will oversee the company’s global commercial functions. Olive joined CooperVision in 2013 and has served in several positions including Vice President of Marketing for Europe and, most recently, President of EMEA. Her previous experiences includes ...
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News briefsAfter 30+ years at the helm of Julbo, Christophe Beaud passes on the baton
French Jura-based sport eyewear company has announced the appointment of a new general manager in replacement of Christophe Beaud who is retiring.
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News briefsHilco appoints new CEO
Hilco Vision has appointed Girisha Chandraraj to replace Ross Brownlee as CEO. According to LinkedIn, Chandraraj has a background in marketing, management and private equity. He has served as President and CEO of two retailers – Marbles: The Brain Store (a retailer of puzzles and games) and Elite Sportswear. He ...
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TOM FORD announces new creative director
TOM FORD has announced the appointment of Haider Ackermann as its new Creative Director, replacing Peter Hawkings who has been holding the position since 2006. Ackermann will be responsible for the creation of collections across the brand’s fashion categories, including menswear, womenswear, accessories and eyewear. Ackermann has developed his own ...
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News briefsMaterials company PPG appoints GM for new segment
PPG has appointed a General Manager for its new Specialty Products segment, part of its Specialty Coatings and Materials (SCM) business unit. The segment includes PPG’s optical monomers and coatings, such as Trivex lens material, photochromic material in Transitions lenses or Hi-Gard lens coatings. Amy Mercante will be heading up ...
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News briefsMister Spex adds a Chief Restructuring Officer to its management team
This is the latest shift in its restructuring plans.
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Mondottica appoints new Group Managing Director
Mondottica Group has announced the appointment of Ben Whitaker at its group managing director, a newly created position. Whitaker is actually returning to Mondottica after two years at NEXUS Brands Group where he served as managing director of the company’s tattoo division. Prior to that he worked at Mondottica from ...
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Izipizi recruits former Oliver Peoples senior director as CEO of North America
Izipizi, the French-based brand specializing in reading glasses and sunglasses, is accelerating its development in North America with the appointment of Jonathan Crespo as its CEO in the region. This is a new position at the company and the appointment follows the recent creation of its US subsidiary. Crespo joins ...
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New CEO for Morrow Eyewear
Belgian startup Morrow Eyewear appoints a new CEO, coming from HOYA Vision Care, to lead the scale-up phase of its eProgressive glasses.
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Marcolin has a new operations director
Marcolin has announced the appointment of Andrea Vincenzo Virgilio as the group’s new operations director, effective July 15. The Italian executive will oversee Marcolin’s manufacturing facilities, research and development, product compliance and supply chain departments, reporting directly to Fabrizio Curci, CEO. Virgilo has over 15 years of experience in production ...
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Topcon Healthcare appoints new chief commercial officer
Topcon Healthcare has announced the appointment of Lance Patton as its new chief commercial officer. Patton, an experienced eyecare industry executive with previous management roles at Carl Zeiss Meditec, Heidelberg Engineering and most recently Optos, will lead the company’s commercial transformation to a direct sales and service organization, the announcement ...
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De Rigo Rem has a new president
De Rigo Group has announced the appointment of Jeff Fitzhugh as president of its De Rigo Rem subsidiary in the US, effective July 8. Fitzhugh has been working for close to thirty years in the sportswear, surfwear and optical industries holding senior management roles at companies such as Oakley, Quiksilver ...
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National Vision appoints new chief stores officer
National Vision, the US optical retail group with over 1,400 shops, has announced the appointment of Mark Banner as its new chief stores officer. Banner was most recently serving as senior vice president of retail and real estate at Sleep Number, an American brand of beds, mattresses and other sleep-related ...
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IOT appoints new chief innovation officer
Indizen Optical Technologies has announced the appointment of vision scientist José Alonso as its Chief Innovation Officer. Alonso is a co-founder and a long-time senior advisor of the company, in addition to his work as a professor at the Complutense University of Madrid where he has taught on vision, ophthalmic ...
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Rodenstock appoints new VP marketing & strategy
Rodenstock Group has appointed Catherine Stahl as executive vice president of marketing and strategy, a new position inside the company. Her responsibilities will include global marketing, product management, business development and strategy for the whole group. Stahl has been working in the med-tech sector since 2013. She was most recently ...
