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Zeiss creates myopia advisory board
ZEISS has announced the creation of a myopia adivory board to advise the group on various aspects related to myopia management. The board, which was established last year, comprises fourteen experts from clinical practice in optometry and ophthalmology, academia and the business world, covering several regions. Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg, head ...
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Menicon promotes EMEA chief from within, acquires French specialty CL supplier
Japanese-based contact lens maker Menicon has announced the promotion of Remco Engelhart to the position of Menicon EMEA CEO. A seasoned manager with over thirty years of experience in the eye care sector, including previous positions at CooperVision, Bausch + Lomb or Sauflon, Engelhart joined Menicon Europe in 2017. Since ...
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Seaport ODLM appoints new president
Seaport ODLM has announced changes in its top management with the appointment of Nicolas Berdugo as president, in replacement of Francis Kessous, co-founder, who becomes president of the French eyewear company’s supervisory board. A seasoned executive, Berdugo has worked in senior management positions at fashion and luxury companies in the ...
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New head of EMEA & India at Satisloh
Optical equipment maker Satisloh has announced the appointment of Xavier Maillard as new head of EMEA & India in replacement of Pascal Elsener who has stepped down to “explore new horizons” after ten years at the company, including the last seven in this position. Satisloh said it saw Elsener leave ...
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Optiswiss appoints new manager to grow internationally
Optiswiss has announced the appointment of Frederik Zimmermann as head of global expansion for the company. Zimmermann has been working in the eyewear industry since 2009. After a couple of years at Mykita, he joined the Rodenstock group in 2011 where he held several management positions until last March. In ...
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New director for Lissac
Lissac, the premium retail chain of the Optic 2000 group, has announced the appointment of Anne-Charlotte Guillaud as its new director. A trained optician, Guillaud boasts 18 years of experience in the French optical retail market with previous experiences at Atol and Optic 2000. She joined Lissac in 2019 and ...
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Cecop promotes chief of operations from within
Spanish-based buying group Cecop promoted David Silva Carvalho to the position of director of operations at the sart of this year, we just learned. Carvalho joined the company in 2016 as country manager for Portugal, acting in parallel as the group’s financing manager from 2019. In 2022, he was appointed ...
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Movitra appoints international sales director
Italian high-end eyewear brand Movitra has announced the appointment of Andrea D’Arrigo as its global sales director as the company expects to grow globally thanks to the Italian manager’s expertise in the US and European markets. D’Arrigo has been working in both regions since 2008 through 1 Alternativa, his own ...
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Generational change at the helm of Charmant Group
Japanese-based Charmant Group has announced the appointment of Koji Horikawa as its new president and CEO, succeeding his father Kaoru Horikawa, founder of the company. The decision was approved at a shareholder meeting a few days ago. Koji Horikawa started working for Charmant 34 years ago and has since then ...
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General Óptica promotes new CEO from within
Juan Antonio Franzi is replacing Jordi Fontcuberta as CEO of General Óptica, the Spanish-based optical retail chain belonging to Italian eyewear maker De Rigo. Fontcuberta is retiring after 24 years at the helm of the company, which expanded from about a hundred to three hundred shops during his tenure, including ...
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News briefsChange at the head of Charmant Europe
Wataru Aoyama, Chief Operating Officer of Charmant’s international business division, has been appointed CEO of Charmant Europe. He is replacing Satoshi Otsuki, who decided to step down at the end of last year. Aoyama, who retains his global responsibilities, is moving to Germany, where the Japanese group’s European headquarters are ...
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News briefsNew CEO at C&G
Cutler and Gross (C&G) has appointed Jack Dooley to be Group CEO, according to Fashion United. He will be working to expand and develop the brand. According to his own LinkedIn page, Dooley has a seat on the British luxury brand’s board of directors and will be overseeing teams in ...
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VSP Vision announces management changes in supply chain team
VSP Vision has announced the appointment of Scott Hopeck to the new role of chief commercial officer. Prior to joining VSP, Hopeck has been a division president at iHeart Media, a U.S. group of radio networks, for almost twenty years. In his new position, he will lead VSP’s commercial strategy, ...
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Fielmann Group has a new CFO
Fielmann Group has announced the promotion of Steffen Baetjer to the position of group’s chief financial officer, succeeding Geord Alexander Zeiss who has held the position for twenty years. Baetjer, who joined Fielmann in August 2023 as executive director of controlling, will take global responsibility for all the group’s finance ...
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News briefsCo-CEO to leave Mister Spex
The Co-CEO of Mister Spex, Dr. Mirko Caspar, will be stepping down on Dec. 31. He has been with the company for 12 years. Caspar’s counterpart, Dirk Graber, who is also the founder, will be taking on Caspar’s duties alongside CFO Stephan Schulz-Gohritz. According to the company’s statement, Caspar will ...
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Carl Zeiss AG appoints new CFO
Carl Zeiss AG has appointed Stefan Müller as its new chief financial officer from Jan.1, 2024, and in replacement of Dr. Christian Müller who left at his own request this fall after more than twenty years at the company. Stefan Müller is currently CFO of Paul Hartmann, a German-based healthcare ...
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New director of shows for Vision Expo
The Vision Council, which co-organizes the Vision Expo shows with RX, has announced the promotion of Suzanne Krauss to the position of director of Vision Expo East and Vision Expo West. Krauss has been working for the last 16 years in the industry body as industry relations manager on the ...
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Alain Afflelou appoints new digital and marketing manager
The Alain Afflelou group has appointed Stéphanie Rozan as its general manager “clients”, a position where she will oversee the retailer’s marketing, communication and digital teams. Rozan is a seasoned executive with previous experiences in marketing, clients relations and omnichannel operations at major French retailers and luxury brands, including Sephora, ...
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Coburn appoints two new regional sales managers
Coburn Technologies, the U.S.-based supplier of processing systems and equipment to lens laboratories, has appointed Carla Moncunill as the group’s sales responsible for Europe. The company said that the recruitment would facilitate its expansion in Southern, Western and Central Europe. A mechanical engineer by training, Moncunill has held various R&D, ...
