All Executive changes articles – Page 7
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News briefsSilmo meets Singapore, IOA gets new president
The International Opticians Association (IOA) held its Silmo Academy on April 12-14 in Singapore. There it transferred its presidency from Fiona Anderson to Donald Crichton, a dispensing optician who began his career in Scotland before moving to New Zealand. He is now a supervisor to final-year students at the University ...
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Mister Spex appoints new chief marketing officer
Omnichannel retailer Mister Spex has announced the appointment of Davide Croci as its new chief marketing officer, effective April 1. Croci comes from Flixbus, an international travel company where he last served as vice president of marketing, sales and commercial development. He will report directly to Mirko Caspar, co-CEO of ...
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Bernhard Nuesser joins Acuitis’ group as general manager
Héron Optique & Audition, the retail group operating Acuitis and other retail banners in the optical and hearing aids’ sectors, has announced the appointment of Bernhard Nuesser as its managing director. The Swiss executive has held a number of senior management positions at Essilor since 2013, including president Europe, global ...
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ArticleChange of leadership at opti
Gesellschaft für Handwerkmessen (GmbH), the organizer of opti, has announced the appointment of Cathleen Kabashi as the new director for its Munich-based optical trade show. Kabashi joined GHM in 2007 and worked as trade fair advisor and later director of iba, which the group describes as the world’s leading trade ...
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Marcolin promotes new product director from within
Marcolin has announced the appointment of Lara Marogna to the position of group style and product development director. A native from the Belluno region, Marogna entered the company as eyewear designer in 2011 after an initial eyewear experience at Marchon and has held the position of creative director since 2016. ...
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Bausch + Lomb appoints former CEO as new CEO
Bausch + Lomb has announced the appointment of Brent Saunders to the position of CEO, succeeding Joseph Papa, effective March 3. Saunders, who will also serve as chair of the board of directors, is already familiar with Bausch + Lomb as he was its CEO between 2010 and 2013, prior ...
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ArticleNew top management structure to steer MAGRABi's expansion plans
MAGRABi Retail Group, a leading eyewear retailer in the Middle East, has reshuffled its top management structure with several key appointments at the start of 2023, after the company strongly accelerated its investments in both network expansion and vertical integration in the course of last year. Effective Jan. 1, Amin ...
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New general manager for MYKITA North America
MYKITA has announced the appointment of Michael Cole as general manager of its North American subsidiary. Cole comes from Luxury Optical Holdings, a luxury eyewear retail group operating about 50 stores under several banners in the U.S. where he served as vice president of merchandise planning and allocation for the ...
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GrandVision’s Apollo CEO steps down
Dr.Jörg Ehmer, managing director of GrandVision Germany & Austria and CEO of Apollo, one of the group’s largest retail chain, has decided to resign from his functions, the company announced in a press release. Ehmer, who joined GrandVision in 2014, said that it was the right moment for him to ...
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Topcon appoints new CEO
Effective April 1, Takashi Eto will be appointed as the president and CEO of Topcon in replacement of Satoshi Hirano who has been at the helm of the Japanese group since 2013. Eto entered the company in 1990 and rose through the ranks to hold senior management roles at the ...
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VSP Vision recruits new president for VSP Ventures
VSP Vision has announced the appointment of Kathleen Steele as president of VSP Ventures, its business division focusing on growing the group’s network by acquiring independent optometry practices. Steele worked for close to ten years at Luxottica’s U.S. subsidiary, the last five as the group’s vice president of operations. In ...
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Marcolin appoints new group marketing director
Marcolin has promoted Alessio Puleo to the position of group marketing director, reporting directly to Fabrizio Curci, the group’s CEO. Puleo, who joined Marcolin in 2021, will take responsibility for the company’s brand management, trade marketing, training and marketing analysis activities. The senior executive spent over 15 years of its ...
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Karün Eyewear recruits Italian executive to strengthen European business
Karün Eyewear, a Patagonia-based DTC brand of glasses made from recycled materials such as fishing nets, metals or leather, has announced the appointment of Egidio Schintu as its country manager for Italy and support manager for Europe. Schintu is a seasoned eyewear manager with previous experiences at Allison, Area and ...
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ArticleTop management changes at Rodenstock Group
The Rodenstock Group successively announced in the last two days the appointment of a new CEO for the group and of a new general manager for its optoVision subsidiary. Following the decision of current CEO Anders Hedegaard to step down, Rodenstock has appointed Marcus Desimoni to replace him, effective Feb. ...
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Opto Tech appoints new managing director
Optical equipment manufacturer Opto Tech has appointed Dr. Stefan Seifried as its new managing director. Seifried, who has worked for over twenty years in managing roles for international industrial companies, will be responsible for sales and technology and run the company together with Jens Schaefer who is overseeing administration and ...
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New VP of sales for Thélios in the U.S.
Luxury eyewear company Thélios has appointed Cedric Moreau as its new vice president of sales for the optical channel in the U.S. Moreau’s career in the eyewear industry luxury segment spans over 25 years. The French executive started his career at Alain Mikli and has been Mykita’s managing director for ...
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Marcolin appoints new communication director
Marcolin has appointed Clara Magnanini as its new group communication director. A graduate in Law with a master in communication, Magnanini joins the company after twenty years of experience in senior positions in the Italian luxury automotive sector at Maserati and Automobili Lamborghini. In her new role at Marcolin, she ...
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Euromcontact appoints new secretary general
Euromcontact, the European association of the contact lens and lens care industry, has appointed Laure-Anne Copel as its new secretary general, replacing Pascale Rouhier who left the organization after ten years in that position. Copel held the same secretary general role for the last six years at GIFO, the French ...
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Specsavers appoints new head of professional development
Specsavers has appointed Neil Retallic to the position of head of professional development to support the group’s optometrists and audiologists in their professional training throughout their career. Retallic has more than 20 years of experience in the industry during which he held similar roles at Vision Express, CooperVision and most ...
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Management reshuffle at Marchon
Marchon Eyewear has promoted Gabriele Bonapersona and Gabriele Cappelli to the positions of chief brand officer and chief product officer respectively, taking over roles previously assumed by Thomas Burkhardt who became the group’s president earlier this year. Bonapersona has over 15 years of experience in the eyewear sector, includling the ...
