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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 ...
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Change of CEO at Eschenbach Optik
Dr. Jörg Zobel, CEO of Eshenbach Optik, an entity of the Inspecs Group since 2020, will be stepping down from his position at the end of August this year to pursue his career in the tourism sector. Zobel was at the helm of the German eyewear company since 2016. He ...
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New CFO for Safilo Group
Safilo Group has announced the promotion of Michele Melotti as group’s chief financial officer, replacing Gerd Graechsler who decided to leave the company after nine years in this position to undertake a new professional experience. Melotti joined Safilo in 2012 from KPMG Advisory and has taken on increasing responsibilities in ...
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JINS recruits Apple former creative director
Japanese-based retail group JINS has announced the recuitment of Paul Nixon to the newly created position of global chief creative director. The American executive was on a career break since November last year after having worked for over 17 years at Apple, most notably as creative director for apple.com, leading ...
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Top management reshuffle at Safilo’s North America and sports division
The Safilo Group has announced two top management appointments at its North American and sports division, two strategic areas for the group as they represent the company’s largest regional market and its fastest growing segment. Francesco Rinaldi Ceroni was promoted to the position of president of Safilo’s global sports’ division, ...
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De Rigo appoints new DACH manager
De Rigo Vision has appointed Andrea Marzaro as its new general manager for the DACH region. Marzaro is a seasoned eyewear excutive with a deep knowledge of the region. The Italian executive spent the last twenty years working for the Safilo Group, the last eight as DACH country manager.
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News briefsExecutive reshuffling at B+L
Bausch + Lomb has promoted the senior vice presidents of all its business units. Luc Bonnefoy (Surgical), John Ferris (Consumer) and Yang Yang (Vision Care) are now members of the executive management team, reporting to chairman and CEO Brent Saunders. In addition, Joseph Gordon, president of Global Consumer, Surgical and ...
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DEG appoints new sales director for North America
The Design Eyewear Group (DEG) has appointed Jason Dopheide as its new vice president of sales at its North American subsidiary. Dopheide is an experienced eyewear executive who previously held sales manager positions in the region for Mondottica USA and Marcolin. Since 2016, he was director of sales of Morel ...
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Eyewa appoints chief retail officer
Omnichannel eyewear brand eyewa has appointed François-Xavier Jombart to the position of chief retail officer, following nine months of collaboration with the French executive as an external advisor. A seasoned eyewear manager, Jombart boasts over twenty years of experience in top management position in the French and European retail sector, ...
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Ditto founder leaves Luna
Kate Doerksen, head of revenue at Luna, has announced that she was leaving the company as she realized she was happier in a CEO role. Doerksen was a co-founder and the CEO of Ditto, one of the leading suppliers of eyewear virtual try-on software, between 2011 and 2022. The company ...
