All Executive changes articles – Page 43
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John Lister has left as chief information officer of Specsavers...
John Lister has left as chief information officer of Specsavers for personal reasons
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Concept Eyewear, a Canadian distributor – not to be confused...
Concept Eyewear, a Canadian distributor – not to be confused with the Hong Kong-based Chinese company Concept Eyewear Manufacturer – will distribute and market Variation Design eyewear in Canada, but not in Quebec. This French producer exports its V. Design and V. Design Kids labels to a total of 20 ...
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The board of directors of Marcolin S.p.A. has approved a...
The board of directors of Marcolin S.p.A. has approved a December agreement making Giovanni Zoppas the company's new chief executive and general manager. Zoppas, who does not own any Marcolin stock, replaced Massimo Saracchi, director, who resigned at the same meeting.
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Jon Jacobs has been appointed commercial director at Fabris Lane,...
Jon Jacobs has been appointed commercial director at Fabris Lane, running a team that is managing the company's high-street retail portfolio. On the other hand, Carl Branigan, a member of the company's European opticians team, has left to join Magimix. Jacobs has worked for several companies before including Marks & ...
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Live Eyewear of San Louis Obispo, California, has appointed Quint...
Live Eyewear of San Louis Obispo, California, has appointed Quint Stevens as creative director. Stevens brings more than 25 years of experience with companies such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Patagonia to Live Eyewear, which markets the OveRx and Cocoons brands.
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Peter Laaber is leaving Charmant to handle sales for Aoyama...
Peter Laaber is leaving Charmant to handle sales for Aoyama Optical in Germany and Austria
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Giovanni Pesce is joining Viva International Group as senior vice...
Giovanni Pesce is joining Viva International Group as senior vice president-international, a new position, working on strategy and results on the company's business outside the U.S. and Canada. The Italian was formerly with Safilo, where he was EMEA wholesale director. He also spent 15 years with Luxottica Group. In his ...
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Two new executives have joined the sales team of Revolution...
Two new executives have joined the sales team of Revolution Eyewear: Robert Henshillwood III is key account manager, and Peter Klinovsky is director of national (U.S.) sales. Revolution produces eyewear brands such as True Religion, Affliction, the Beatles and Ed Hardy. Henshillwood was formerly with L'Amy America, where he was ...
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The Essilor Vision Foundation has two new top executives. The...
The Essilor Vision Foundation has two new top executives. The nonprofit group has named Bob Colucci as its new chairman, replacing Jacques Stoerr, and Stephen Shawler succeeds Ed Fjordbak in the role of president. Colucci has been with Essilor International for 22 years, currently as president of its Independent Distributor ...
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Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Jennifer Derryberry, the company's vice president...
Zyloware Eyewear has promoted Jennifer Derryberry, the company's vice president for corporate accounts, to be its new senior vice president for corporate accounts. She has been with the U.S. company since 2002.
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Zyloware Eyewear is starting to distribute the Nascar Optical collection...
Zyloware Eyewear is starting to distribute the Nascar Optical collection of Inspecs USA in the U.S., Canada and Latin America
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Coastal Contacts, the international online retailer of contact lenses of...
Coastal Contacts, the international online retailer of contact lenses of eyeglasses based in Vancouver, has named Greg Lechner to be its new vice president for business development. His goal will be to expand the company's presence in the U.S. He worked for Luxottica Group for more than 18 years, including ...
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Transitions Optical is reorganizing its European structure to be closer...
Transitions Optical is reorganizing its European structure to be closer to its partners. Stéphane Haendler has been named director of key accounts in the EMEA region. He will also be in charge of commercial relations with Essilor International at the European level. Haendler was previously business director for France. He ...
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Spy Optic has a new distributor for Switzerland, Bucher +...
Spy Optic has a new distributor for Switzerland, Bucher + Walt S.A. It will sell the Spy brand in all channels, and use its dedicated Action Sports branch to handle MX and performance categories.
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David Borbon is the new director of sales for Zeal...
David Borbon is the new director of sales for Zeal Optics. He has held various positions with companies including O'Neill, Hurley International and Oakley.
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Brett H. Craig has been named president and chief executive...
Brett H. Craig has been named president and chief executive of PixelOptics, effective immediately. He was the president of Transitions Optical from January 2008 through June 2010, having started with that company in 1999. Ronald Blum, who previously held those titles at PixelOptics, is taking instead the resounding role of ...
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Julbo broke off with its Austrian distributor Kitz Sportive at...
Julbo broke off with its Austrian distributor Kitz Sportive at the end of last year. Starting this month, the company is managing the distribution of its products in Austria on its own. A new customer service center for the German, Austrian and Swiss markets was set up recently in the ...
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Charmant began to cover the Australian market directly last November,...
Charmant began to cover the Australian market directly last November, but its former distributor in the country, Optical Products, has been named sales support agent by the Japanese group. Charmant said the new structure would allow it to provide the Australian market with advanced products and services, while facilitating its ...
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Modo Eyewear has a new chief executive for North America....
Modo Eyewear has a new chief executive for North America. Pierre Fay is taking the reins, and will help expand the company in the U.S. and Canada. He was formerly the president for the global e-commerce business of Essilor, and has also held management positions at Luxottica Group. The founder ...
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Another experienced Italian manager has joined Alain Mikli International after...
Another experienced Italian manager has joined Alain Mikli International after the nomination of Antonio Bortuzzo as its new chief executive a few months ago. Giuseppe La Boria is now joining the group as its sales and marketing director, a newly created position where he is responsible also for the coordination ...
