Latest News Briefs – Page 258
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Newton K. Wesley, 93, an optometrist who suffered from keratoconus,...
Newton K. Wesley, 93, an optometrist who suffered from keratoconus, died on July 21 from congestive heart failure. Wesley was told at a young age that his vision problems would eventually worsen and he would become blind. His vision was improved by large glass contact lenses, but they were too ...
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The Prada group received €24.0 million in fees, paid on...
The Prada group received €24.0 million in fees, paid on a quarterly basis, from Luxottica for the worldwide license agreement covering the Prada and Miu Miu brands during the fiscal year ended on Jan. 31, 2011. The Italian fashion group obtained €23.2 million in fees during the previous fiscal year ...
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Luxottica plans to manufacture some of its eyewear in Turkey,...
Luxottica plans to manufacture some of its eyewear in Turkey, Mexico and Brazil, along with existing production sites in Italy, China and India, the company's chief executive, Andrea Guerra, said in an interview with the daily La Repubblica. The group is investing a lot to develop its presence in Chile, ...
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Luxottica's founder and chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio, 76, has found...
Luxottica's founder and chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio, 76, has found a solution to bequeath his wealth to the six children – Claudio, Marisa, Paola, Leonardo Maria, Luca and Clemente – he had with three wives, according to the daily La Repubblica. The daily said that each child will have a ...
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The key operations of Ciba Vision will move by next...
The key operations of Ciba Vision will move by next October from its head office from Atlanta, Georgia, to Alcon's U.S. office in Fort Worth, Texas, following their recent merger into a new Alcon Vision Care unit controlled by Novartis. Ciba will continue to operate in the Atlanta region in ...
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Federgruppi Ottica, an Italian federation of buying groups, has gained...
Federgruppi Ottica, an Italian federation of buying groups, has gained a new member – Rome-based Free Optik. Its 200 members take Federgruppi Ottica to a total of 1,500 opticians affiliated to its six member groups. Alongside the newcomer, these are Argo Vision, Gruppo Opto In, Ottici Associati, Oxo Italia and ...
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Approval was given to the 50 percent acquisition of Shamir...
Approval was given to the 50 percent acquisition of Shamir Optical Industry by Essilor when a district court in Israel said the deal could go ahead. Shamir's shareholders have already OK'ed the acquisition; the final hurdle is the approval of the Federal Trade Commission of the U.S.
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Essilor of America has started construction on a 43,000-square-foot Innovation...
Essilor of America has started construction on a 43,000-square-foot Innovation and Technology Center in Texas, set to open in April 2012. It will combine the R&D center, currently based in Florida, with the engineering operations, with a total workforce once combined of 75.
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Fabris Lane has put out a press release stating that...
Fabris Lane has put out a press release stating that it is actively seeking to purchase an established optical distribution business, possibly one that may also license some strong consumer brands. The British company claims to be the largest supplier of sunglasses in the U.K., selling also in 34 other ...
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Hans-Wilm Sternemann, who founded IGA Optic 30 years ago, has...
Hans-Wilm Sternemann, who founded IGA Optic 30 years ago, has been elected as the new president of the supervisory board of this German cooperative of 450 affiliated opticians. The entrepreneur, who is now 59 years old, was campaigning for this post two years ago. He will oversee the group, which ...
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Jean Félix Biosse Duplan, the official who has been running...
Jean Félix Biosse Duplan, the official who has been running the communication department of BBGR for many years, is taking on the job of external communications director of its parent company, Essilor International. This is going to be a new position within a team led by Kate Philipps, recently appointed ...
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Alex Versteeg has been promoted to the position of commercial...
Alex Versteeg has been promoted to the position of commercial director of Essilor Benelux. He has thus taken on some of the responsibilities of Ron de Bruijn. A veteran of Essilor who has been running its operations in Benelux for many years, de Bruijn was promoted last Jan. 1 to ...
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Dave Cole has moved up from his role as chief...
Dave Cole has moved up from his role as chief operating officer at Transitions Optical to be the company's new president. He has been with the company since it started in 1990, and was named COO last October. Before joining Transitions, he was with PPG Industries in various sales and ...
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Marchon Eyewear has filled its new position of vice president,...
Marchon Eyewear has filled its new position of vice president, global house brands, with Micha Siebenhandl. In this role he will oversee the company's house brands, which include Marchon, Flexon, AutoFlex, Tres Jolie, Disney, X Games and Disney Princess. He will report directly to Mark Ginsberg, senior vice president, global ...
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Greg Pollock is the new vice president, business development for...
Greg Pollock is the new vice president, business development for New York Eye, supporting the continued growth of the company into new markets and brands. He will report to Arthur Jankolovits, the company's president. Pollock was previously senior director of sales in Luxottica's independent and sun specialty division and also ...
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Paul Clapton is the new director of the U.K. subsidiary...
Paul Clapton is the new director of the U.K. subsidiary of De Rigo. He has been a national accounts manager in contact lenses for seven years, and was formerly national sales manager for Signet Armorlite/Kodak Lens, where he helped expand the Kodak Lens Vision Center program in the U.K.
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Dori Carlson has been elected president of the American Optometric...
Dori Carlson has been elected president of the American Optometric Association, the first time ever a woman has held the position. She succeeds Joe Ellis. Carlson, who practices in North Dakota, said that she plans to focus on promoting eye exams, not just screenings, for children to be included in ...
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Boots Opticians has announced the official opening of its 500th...
Boots Opticians has announced the official opening of its 500th store under its banner in Colchester, leaving less than 200 Dollond & Aitchison stores that still need to be rebranded to the Boots name. Out of the 500 Boots Opticians stores, 125 are franchises and more than 150 are actually ...
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Jobson Optical Research's Optical Business Barometer fell to the lowest...
Jobson Optical Research's Optical Business Barometer fell to the lowest so far this year in the month of May. Independent eye care professionals in the U.S. rated their outlook toward the industry at an average of 3.4, down from 3.6 in April and 3.9 in March, and on a par ...
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Euromcontact has published some of the results of the CLEER...
Euromcontact has published some of the results of the CLEER Project, conducted between June 2008 and December 2009 to provide data that would support a request to European authorities to regulate the supply of contact lenses, pointing out that cosmetic lenses should also be treated as medical devices. Based on ...
