All Executive changes articles – Page 6
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Movitra appoints international sales director
Italian high-end eyewear brand Movitra has announced the appointment of Andrea D’Arrigo as its global sales director as the company expects to grow globally thanks to the Italian manager’s expertise in the US and European markets. D’Arrigo has been working in both regions since 2008 through 1 Alternativa, his own ...
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Generational change at the helm of Charmant Group
Japanese-based Charmant Group has announced the appointment of Koji Horikawa as its new president and CEO, succeeding his father Kaoru Horikawa, founder of the company. The decision was approved at a shareholder meeting a few days ago. Koji Horikawa started working for Charmant 34 years ago and has since then ...
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General Óptica promotes new CEO from within
Juan Antonio Franzi is replacing Jordi Fontcuberta as CEO of General Óptica, the Spanish-based optical retail chain belonging to Italian eyewear maker De Rigo. Fontcuberta is retiring after 24 years at the helm of the company, which expanded from about a hundred to three hundred shops during his tenure, including ...
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News briefsChange at the head of Charmant Europe
Wataru Aoyama, Chief Operating Officer of Charmant’s international business division, has been appointed CEO of Charmant Europe. He is replacing Satoshi Otsuki, who decided to step down at the end of last year. Aoyama, who retains his global responsibilities, is moving to Germany, where the Japanese group’s European headquarters are ...
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News briefsNew CEO at C&G
Cutler and Gross (C&G) has appointed Jack Dooley to be Group CEO, according to Fashion United. He will be working to expand and develop the brand. According to his own LinkedIn page, Dooley has a seat on the British luxury brand’s board of directors and will be overseeing teams in ...
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VSP Vision announces management changes in supply chain team
VSP Vision has announced the appointment of Scott Hopeck to the new role of chief commercial officer. Prior to joining VSP, Hopeck has been a division president at iHeart Media, a U.S. group of radio networks, for almost twenty years. In his new position, he will lead VSP’s commercial strategy, ...
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Fielmann Group has a new CFO
Fielmann Group has announced the promotion of Steffen Baetjer to the position of group’s chief financial officer, succeeding Geord Alexander Zeiss who has held the position for twenty years. Baetjer, who joined Fielmann in August 2023 as executive director of controlling, will take global responsibility for all the group’s finance ...
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News briefsCo-CEO to leave Mister Spex
The Co-CEO of Mister Spex, Dr. Mirko Caspar, will be stepping down on Dec. 31. He has been with the company for 12 years. Caspar’s counterpart, Dirk Graber, who is also the founder, will be taking on Caspar’s duties alongside CFO Stephan Schulz-Gohritz. According to the company’s statement, Caspar will ...
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Carl Zeiss AG appoints new CFO
Carl Zeiss AG has appointed Stefan Müller as its new chief financial officer from Jan.1, 2024, and in replacement of Dr. Christian Müller who left at his own request this fall after more than twenty years at the company. Stefan Müller is currently CFO of Paul Hartmann, a German-based healthcare ...
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New director of shows for Vision Expo
The Vision Council, which co-organizes the Vision Expo shows with RX, has announced the promotion of Suzanne Krauss to the position of director of Vision Expo East and Vision Expo West. Krauss has been working for the last 16 years in the industry body as industry relations manager on the ...
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Alain Afflelou appoints new digital and marketing manager
The Alain Afflelou group has appointed Stéphanie Rozan as its general manager “clients”, a position where she will oversee the retailer’s marketing, communication and digital teams. Rozan is a seasoned executive with previous experiences in marketing, clients relations and omnichannel operations at major French retailers and luxury brands, including Sephora, ...
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Coburn appoints two new regional sales managers
Coburn Technologies, the U.S.-based supplier of processing systems and equipment to lens laboratories, has appointed Carla Moncunill as the group’s sales responsible for Europe. The company said that the recruitment would facilitate its expansion in Southern, Western and Central Europe. A mechanical engineer by training, Moncunill has held various R&D, ...
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Lapo Elkann to remain involved as Italia Indepedent creative director
Lapo Elkann, co-founder and formerly main shareholder of Italia Indepedent, is going to take on the role of creative director for the eponymous brand that was recently acquired by MODO GROUP. The first Italia Independent collection developed by Elkann in collaboration with Modo’s design teams is scheduled for Spring/Summer 2024. ...
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CooperVision appoints new director of global professional affairs
CooperVision has announced the creation of a unified and full scope Global Professional Solutions unit to expand its partnerships with eye care professionals (ECPs) worldwide. The new organization will be led by Dr. Karen Walsh who joined the company in 2021. Prior to that, Dr. Walsh was an educator, researcher ...
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New general manager at Indo
The Rodenstock Group has promoted Luis Elzaurdia to the general manager position for Spain, overseeing the business of both the Indo and Rodenstock brands in the Spanish market. Indo Optical was acquired by the German lens manufacturer in 2022 and, earlier this year, the company launched Rodenstock’s range of biometric ...
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Fielmann appoints a U.S. eyewear industry veteran as group COO
Fielmann Group is adding another high-profile executive to its top management team with the appointment of Peter Lothes as chief operating officer for the whole group. In his new position, Lothes will oversee the German retail group’s manufacturing and logistics operations worldwide. This role was previously held by CFO Alexander ...
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News briefsMister Spex appoints new CFO
Mister Spex has announced the appointment of Stephan Schulz-Gohritz as its new CFO and member of its management board effective from Jan. 1, 2024. Schulz-Gohritz will lead all aspects of the company’s financial operations, including mergers and acquisitions, Mister Spex noted. The seasoned executive joins the German-based omnichannel retailer from ...
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Carl Zeiss’ CFO steps down
ZEISS Group has announced that Dr. Christian Müller, its chief financial officer and a member of its executive board, would leave the group at his own request and on the best of terms on Sept. 30. Müller joined the group in 2022 as vice president of corporate auditing and risk ...
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Morel Eyewear appoints new U.S. sales director
Morel Eyewear has appointed Zachary Milan as its new sales director for the U.S, a key export market for the French company since it opened a local subsidiary thirty years ago. Milan has over twenty years of sales experience with lens and eyewear companies including Younger Optics, Shamir, Europa Eyewear ...
