All Executive changes articles – Page 44
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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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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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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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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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William Morris London will distribute the Kenmark Group's Original Penguin...
William Morris London will distribute the Kenmark Group's Original Penguin lines of eyewear and sunwear in the U.K. and Ireland
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Menicon's German subsidiary has taken on the distribution of Solocare...
Menicon's German subsidiary has taken on the distribution of Solocare Aqua solutions in Germany and Austria
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Ogi Eyewear, a U.S. producer of frames and sun eyewear...
Ogi Eyewear, a U.S. producer of frames and sun eyewear based in Minneapolis, is now distributing its products direct on the Canadian market, rather than through Ogi Canada, the independent distributor that was selling Ogi eyewear in Canada until recently. Joe Tallier, Ogi Eyewear's vice president for global sales, is ...
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Henri Venet, 47, takes the place of 85-year-old Guy Charlot...
Henri Venet, 47, takes the place of 85-year-old Guy Charlot as executive director of Silmo. Venet has been general manager of GIFO, the French optical industry association, since 2005. Charlot remains chairman of the Silmo Association of three French eyewear guilds, which owns the French trade fair and organizes other ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
