All Executive changes articles – Page 8
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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 ...
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New CEO and non-executive directors at Inspecs
Inspecs Group has announced the appointment of Richard Speck as its new CEO. A seasoned executive with 35 years of experience in the eyewear industry under his belt, Peck is an optical retail specialist. After a five-year stint at Vision Express, he worked as managing director for David Clulow Opticians ...
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Schneider appoints new manager for its chemical department
SCHNEIDER has appointed François Breton as its chemical department manager. Breton has a PhD in Organic Chemistry, 23 years of experience in the optical industry and is well-known for his expertise with lacquers, the company said. Before joining SCHNEIDER, the French executive founded mulitiple global joint ventures, notably with the ...
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News briefsVSP creates and fills chief revenue officer post
Source: VSP Vision VSP Vision has promoted Andy Skitmore to a new post, chief revenue officer of global sales: specifically of doctor-facing sales teams. Skitmore has been serving as Marchon Eyewear’s senior vice president of sales for the Americas. He will now be reporting to chief growth ...
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Mykita appoints new CEO
Mykita has announced the appointment of Jacques Mantz as CEO and chairman of the executive committee, with immediate effect. A senior executive with financial expertise, Mantz spent over 20 years at French luxury group LVMH as chief financial officer or chief of operations of several of the group’s divisions. ...
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News briefsNew leadership at the ECOO
Dr. Matjaž Mihelčič has become president of the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), and Gabriëlle Janssen has joined its executive committee as president elect. Mihelčič runs a clinical practice in Bled, Slovenia; has been president of the Optical Association of Slovenia since 2006; and is a founding member ...
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German industry association Spectaris bids farewell to Josef May, elects successors
Josef May, who has been chairman of the German industry association Spectaris and Chairman of the Consumer Optics division, has handed over his posts to two experienced successors after almost two decades on the board. Ulrich Krauss, CEO of Analytik Jena, was elected as the new chairman of the association ...
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News briefsCooperVision creates and fills business manager post for Asia-Pacific
CooperVision Specialty EyeCare has appointed Weiwen Chen to the new post of business manager for Asia-Pacific. She will be heading up company and category expansion everywhere in the region except China, which has its own team. Chen served most recently as a consultant on entry strategy for Asia to Visioneering ...
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SMITH promotes new global VP of sales from within
SMITH, the sports brand of the Safilo group, has promoted Rob Retzlaff to the position of global vice president of sales. Retzlaff has been working for SMITH in Canada for more than twenty years. He held various marketing and sales positions in the company and became general manager for Canada ...
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Ocuco has a new chief product officer
Ocuco has promoted Clodagh Nic Canna to chief product officer. Head of product development for the past 12 years, Canna will in her new post be considering the company’s vision and strategy as it applies to the full portfolio of products. According to CEO Leo Mac Canna, Ocuco is making ...
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MPG appoints new B2B sales director
The Michael Pachleitner Group has appointed Hannes Zeichen as its B2B sales director, effective Oct. 3. Zeichen will sit at the company’s board, representing all sales and marketing business units. An experienced executive, Zeichen has worked in different industries, in particular the energy sector, in the past with roles such ...
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News briefsMarchon's new president promoted from within
VSP Vision has promoted Thomas Burkhardt from chief marketing officer and senior vice president of global brands, marketing and design at Marchon to Marchon’s president. He will be reporting to VSP’s chief operating officer, Earnie Franklin. Burkhardt is succeeding Nicola Zotta, president since 2016. This is the same year Marchon ...
