All Executive changes articles – Page 40
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has named Oliver Spandow as...
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has named Oliver Spandow as its new general manager, in charge of the company's activities in the U.K. and Ireland. Spandow has been with the group since 1999, when he joined the finance division of a subsidiary, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, to then move to Johnson ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Florida-based P1 Groupe is the North American distributor of Exalt...
Florida-based P1 Groupe is the North American distributor of Exalt Cycle, the Swiss sunwear and eyeglass manufacturer, and will relaunch the brand in the U.S.
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Menicon, the Japanese leader in contact lenses, has hired Anatole...
Menicon, the Japanese leader in contact lenses, has hired Anatole Diep to be the chief executive of its European subsidiary, Menicon Holdings BV. In the new role he will oversee the company's European launches of a hyper-Dk monthly disposable lens and a new daily disposable lens pack. Diep, a Frenchman, ...
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Hoya Vision Care has appointed Donald Currie, former managing director...
Hoya Vision Care has appointed Donald Currie, former managing director of Carl Zeiss Vision in South Africa, as the managing director of Hoya Hill Optics. He takes the place of Clifford Sher, who founded Hill Optics, a leading manufacturer and distributor in South Africa, in 1984. The company has been ...
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Inspecs UK is launching its Superdry Eyewear line in Australia...
Inspecs UK is launching its Superdry Eyewear line in Australia through Healy Optical
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Brander Sports has become the distributor of Uvex in Sweden...
Brander Sports has become the distributor of Uvex in Sweden
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Massimo Renon has been named head of the EMEA business...
Massimo Renon has been named head of the EMEA business region for Safilo Group. As leader of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, Renon will report to Roberto Vedovotto, the chief executive of Safilo. He was formerly the global head of sales and after-sales for Ferrari. Before that, he ...
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Celina Burns, a veteran of the health and insurance industry,...
Celina Burns, a veteran of the health and insurance industry, has been named president of Davis Vision, the provider of vision benefits that is part of the HVHC family of companies. She was most recently a market leader and principal at Buck Consultants, a Xerox Company in Dallas, Texas. She ...
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Peter Schiessl is the new director of the Christoffel-Blindenmission CBM,...
Peter Schiessl is the new director of the Christoffel-Blindenmission CBM, an international aid organization that supports supports 749 vision-related projects in 81 countries.Since July 16, Schiessl has been in charge of the administration and finance department. Together with Rainer Brockhaus, director of communication and fundraising, he forms the executive board ...
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Villa Eyewear has signed a distribution deal to exclusively handle...
Villa Eyewear has signed a distribution deal to exclusively handle Blackfin and Bioeyes, two Pramaor brands, in the U.S.
