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Peter Brierley is the new president of DAC International of...
Peter Brierley is the new president of DAC International of California, replacing Rod Keller, who has been interim president since last October upon the retirement of Jim Drain. Keller will go back to his role as vice president for engineering and operations. Brierley has a 40-year history in the industry, ...
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Samantha Peters is the new chief executive of the General...
Samantha Peters is the new chief executive of the General Optical Council, the regulatory authority for the registration and the continuing education of optometrists and dispensing opticians in the U.K. B. She starts at the end of March, taking the place of Satjit Singh, who has been in that role ...
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Allison has appointed Stefania Gambino as sales director for Europe....
Allison has appointed Stefania Gambino as sales director for Europe. Gambino previously worked for Luxottica where she initially acted as international key account manager for Central and South America and then for Europe, handling also other corporate projects. In her last job at Luxottica, she was in charge of business ...
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Galileo has hired Paolo Schieppati, 41, as head of sales...
Galileo has hired Paolo Schieppati, 41, as head of sales for Italy. Schieppati, a law graduate, previously worked in the services industry and entered the optical world in 2005 as key account manager at Hoya.
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Matt Lytle, the vice president for marketing at Shamir Insight...
Matt Lytle, the vice president for marketing at Shamir Insight in the U.S. is being promoted to vice president for sales and marketing. His new position calls for him to oversee the company's North American sales force. Lytle is taking the spot of Lance Bergeron, a senior vice president who ...
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Marchon continues to build up its international management team, bring...
Marchon continues to build up its international management team, bring in some executives who worked previously with Safilo, where Claudio Gottardi, president and chief executive of Marchon, worked for many years in leading positions. Marchon has now named a new father-and-son team to the management of Marchon Canada. Iso Sides ...
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REM Eyewear has boosted its international division by recruiting Johnny...
REM Eyewear has boosted its international division by recruiting Johnny Craig for the post of director of global services. He will manage the relationships and operations planning with country managers, key account representatives and Remdottica to develop sales growth and identify new potential markets. Craig worked previously in Hong Kong ...
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Tuscany Eyewear has been named the exclusive distributor in Canada...
Tuscany Eyewear has been named the exclusive distributor in Canada for Porsche Design Eyewear, the German luxury eyewear line of Rodenstock. Tuscany has been Porsche Design's distributor in the U.S., Caribbean and parts of Central and South American since 2007.
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Jobson's Retail Optical Group has promoted Nancy Ness to be...
Jobson's Retail Optical Group has promoted Nancy Ness to be vice president for marketing, stepping up from her role as director of marketing, education and training. She has been with the parent company, Jobson Medical Information, since 1991. Her new job entails all marketing responsibilities for the magazines 20/20 and ...
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Five small and medium-sized producers from Italy's Belluno district left...
Five small and medium-sized producers from Italy's Belluno district left on Feb. 8 for a trade mission to the area in order to meet buyers and other important players in the optical markets of Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The first stop was in São Paulo ...
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Synsam Drift will distribute children's sunglasses and prescription frames in...
Synsam Drift will distribute children's sunglasses and prescription frames in Sweden under the brands Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer produced by Nouveau Eyewear. The collection is being presented this week at Synsam's internal trade show, which will be attended by representatives of the group's 155 stores.
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Standard & Poor's increased the credit rating of Safilo as...
Standard & Poor's increased the credit rating of Safilo as the Italian eyewear continues its turnaround after being on the brink of bankruptcy in 2009. S&P upgraded Safilo's long-term debt rating to B- from CCC+ to reflect improved profitability and a more stable financial situation thanks to a positive operating ...
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De Rigo's wholesale revenues rose by 18 percent to €190...
De Rigo's wholesale revenues rose by 18 percent to €190 million last year, with the house brands Lozza and Police going up by 40 percent and 10 percent, respectively. The retail division booked sales of about €500 million. The group is upbeat about 2011, especially in the wake of the ...
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Allergan's sales of eye care pharmaceuticals rose by 6.6 percent...
Allergan's sales of eye care pharmaceuticals rose by 6.6 percent year-on-year to $603.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. At constant currency rates, turnover was up by 7.4 percent. The company's overall revenues rose by 6.9 percent, or by 7.4 percent on a currency-neutral basis, and reached $1.29 billion. ...
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Foster Grant is coming out with a new model of...
Foster Grant is coming out with a new model of lighted reading glasses, called LightSpecs. The readers feature small LED lights hidden in the temples, angled toward the object at which the wearer is looking. They are said to be an ideal solution for reading in bed or in a ...
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Nigura Metzler presented its new Aston Martin collection at Opti...
Nigura Metzler presented its new Aston Martin collection at Opti ?11. The company, which bought the license for Aston Martin worldwide, will start selling products from the collection in July. Nigura Metzler also showed its Michalsky collection, both at Opti '11 and at a Michalsky Style Nite during the Berlin ...
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Götti presented its new Spin & Stow collection at Opti...
Götti presented its new Spin & Stow collection at Opti ?11. The Swiss company has developed earpieces that can be twisted, so the curved glasses become flat and can be placed easily in pockets or a small case. The glasses remain elegant, as the innovative function cannot be seen from ...
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Imago launched the new Seraphin collection at Opti ?11. The...
Imago launched the new Seraphin collection at Opti ?11. The collection was not presented at the Imago booth, but at a special Seraphin booth in a different hall. Imago has the license for Seraphin only for the German market. The company decided to set up a separate booth for the ...
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Okia is expanding its HDA Technology, which allows for unlimited...
Okia is expanding its HDA Technology, which allows for unlimited colors and patterns on frames, to be used in art and illustration. The Hong Kong company will be at Mido with three professional illustrators who will demonstrate the link between their art and HDA Technology. Some of the design will ...
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Eye Factory has signed a five-year agreement with LA to...
Eye Factory has signed a five-year agreement with LA to distribute in Italy the Muse eyewear collection. The frames will use a so-called «spine technology» for the temple hinge which does not need screws or pins. LA is an eyewear company company set up by Lapo Elkann, of member of ...
