Latest News Briefs – Page 239
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Annika Viereck is the new marketing manager of Schneider, taking...
Annika Viereck is the new marketing manager of Schneider, taking the place of Wenko Süptitz, who has left the company after eight years. Viereck speaks English and Chinese. She previously spent seven years at Thyssen-Krupp. Süptitz is said to be working now in the area of laser technology.
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Stuart J. Thomas has been named chairman of the board...
Stuart J. Thomas has been named chairman of the board of VSP Global, parent company of Marchon. Thomas, who has been on the board since 2005 and been vice chairman since 2010, will serve a two-year term. He has been a practicing optometrist for 28 years.
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Bruno Salvadori will be the new chairman of the board...
Bruno Salvadori will be the new chairman of the board at Signet Armorlite. He had been president and chief executive of the company since 1993. He replaces Carl Bracy, who will stay on as senior vice president for marketing and new business for Essilor of America, Signet Armorlite's new parent ...
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The board of directors of Highmark has terminated Kenneth R....
The board of directors of Highmark has terminated Kenneth R. Melani as president and chief executive. He had been on administration leave since March 29 after being arrested on March 25 for defiant trespass and simple assault. Since then, J. Robert Baum has been acting as CEO in addition to ...
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Nicholas Bozikis, vice president for finance at Coastal Contacts, has...
Nicholas Bozikis, vice president for finance at Coastal Contacts, has been promoted to chief financial officer. He joined the online retailers of eyeglasses and contact lenses in 2008 as corporate controller and took his most recent position in 2010. He succeeds Gordon Howie, who is leaving the company by mutual ...
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Shannon Johnson, an 18-year veteran of New York Eye, has...
Shannon Johnson, an 18-year veteran of New York Eye, has been promoted to senior vice president for operations. She moves up from her former slot as vice president for product support, a division she will still oversee in her new job.
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WestGroupe is going to be the new distributor of Spy...
WestGroupe is going to be the new distributor of Spy optical and sun products among independent eyewear stores in Canada through a new partnership. The initial launch this month included 18 optical styles and 12 sunglass styles, and four of Spy's sports styles will be included in the mix.
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Brulimar Optical Group, which claims to be the largest designer...
Brulimar Optical Group, which claims to be the largest designer and manufacturer of eyewear in the U.K., is branching out into Eastern Europe with a new distribution deal with Primavision. Primavision will sell three of Brulimar's top brands – Bench, Lee Cooper and Pineapple – in Poland and Ukraine.
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After setting up a new office in Shanghai for the...
After setting up a new office in Shanghai for the Chinese market, Coburn Technologies has entered a distribution agreement for the Brazilian market with Ramos Mejia Tecnobrasil for the sale of its generators, lens blockers, polishers and spin coaters. Founded in 1970, RM Tecnobrasil is also the distributor of Huvits ...
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Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics...
Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics in Sweden. The Swedish company's team is composed of Fredrik Heikki from Nordic Trade; Jens Aabech, who has been involved with Spy Optics in Norway; and Lars Andersson, who will sell Spy products from the resort town of Sälen. Nordic ...
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Mister Spex, Germany's biggest online eyewear retailer, has expanded into...
Mister Spex, Germany's biggest online eyewear retailer, has expanded into Sweden. The e-commerce retailer from Berlin launched its first Swedish online shop for contact lenses, frames, corrective lenses and sunglasses on April 17. As Sweden has the biggest population of all Scandinavian countries, Mister Spex chose it for entering the ...
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Lissac has opened its 200th store. The French optical retail...
Lissac has opened its 200th store. The French optical retail chain, which consists mainly of franchised stores, doubled in size in the last two years and wants to double again by 2015. One of its unique services is the opportunity for the customer to test a pair of progressive lenses ...
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PPG Industries' optical and specialty materials division achieved an 8...
PPG Industries' optical and specialty materials division achieved an 8 percent increase in sales to $334 million for the first quarter of 2012. The segment's operating margin grew to 32.6 percent from 29.2 percent one year ago, mainly due to higher volumes of optical products resulting from further market penetration, ...
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Eye care professionals in the U.S. remain relatively optimistic about...
Eye care professionals in the U.S. remain relatively optimistic about the industry, according to the Optical Business Barometer put out for March by Jobson Optical Research. The March rating was 3.9, the same as in February and the highest it's been since the OBB was started in January 2010. The ...
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The German optician's association, ZVA, presented its final figures for...
The German optician's association, ZVA, presented its final figures for the business year 2011 at its annual press conference on April 17 in Düsseldorf. The German ophthalmic optics market recorded an increase in sales of 2.5 percent to €5.039 billion at retail, including value added tax. Without the online eyewear ...
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The Greek government has liberalized the optical retail trade, as...
The Greek government has liberalized the optical retail trade, as well as other forms of retailing. It will no longer be necessary for the owner of optical retail store to be a certified optometrist, and he or she will be able to manage more than one store.
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The Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians, based in London,...
The Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians, based in London, has set up its own operations specifically for Ireland after members there clamored for expanded service. FODO Ireland will help the corporate sector there expand and adapt to future changes. It will lobby for members, offer support solutions and promote ...
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Hoya Surgical Optics has gotten approval from the U.S. Food...
Hoya Surgical Optics has gotten approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell two models of clear foldable hydrophobic acrylic-optic aspheric intraocular lenses commercially in the U.S. They are the iSymm intraocular lens and the preloaded iSert intraocular lens.
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Transitions Optical was one of the 27 companies to win...
Transitions Optical was one of the 27 companies to win a Gallup Great Workplace Award in 2012. A panel of workplace experts evaluates companies based on how they engage their employees.
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The rumored “Google glasses” that the industry has been buzzing...
The rumored “Google glasses” that the industry has been buzzing about are a reality. Google unveiled its internet-enabled glasses earlier this month through photos and a video on its website. The designers working on “Project Glass” are seeking feedback about what users might like to see the glasses do. The ...
