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Change at the helm of Kering Eyewear in North America
Kering Eyewear promoted Davide Righetto from Deputy Head of North America to Head of North America on Nov. 3. Righetto, who joined Kering Eyewear from Safilo Group 11 years ago, has been focusing on the management and integration into the group of Maui Jim. He will now be overseeing the ...
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Laclarée appoints new CEO ahead of product launch
Laclarée, the French-based company developing autofocal glasses, has hired Franck Leclere at its new CEO. Leclere joins the company from Morellato Group, an Italian watch and jewelry company where he has served as Managing Director for France and Benelux since 2022. Earlier in his career, the executive held senior management ...
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New Chairman at Spectaris
Spectaris, the German industry association for optics and related sectors, has announced the election of André Shulte, CEO of Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology, as its new Chairman. He succeeds Dr. Bernhard Ohnesorge, whose term has ended after two years. Maik Müller, CEO of Nynomix, was elected as the new Deputy ...
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Nexeye appoints Head of Expansion for Austria
Nexeye has appointed Luzia Ludwig as its Head of Expansion, Austria, in support of its objective to increase the number of its eyes + more stores in the country from 11 to 40 within the next three years. Ludwig, a former management consultant, has worked for Pearle Austria earlier in ...
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BRETT Eyewear appoints global brand and business director
BRETT Eyewear has announced the appointment of Louis Cisti, a former executive at Bollé, Cébé, Spy and Serengeti, as its Global Brand and Business Director to accelerate its international expansion. Founded six years ago by Jean-François Boiteux, also director of Special Eyes, an OEM eyewear company with offices in France ...
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JINS founder’s son to become group President
Effective Nov. 27, 2025, Ryo Tanaka will become President and COO of JINS Holdings. He will succeed Hitoshi Tanaka, his father and the founder of the company, in the role of President. Hitoshi Tanaka will remain the group CEO and will also assume the role of Chairman. Ryo Tanaka ...
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Johnson & Johnson appoints global vision care R&D manager
Johnson & Johnson has appointed Paul Lisenby as Global Head of Research and Development for its vision care unit, Vision Monday has first reported. Lisenby is in fact returning to Johnson & Johnson where he worked for 11 years early in his career as global procurement manager. After that, his ...
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Design Eyewear Group appoints manager for its new license business
Design Eyewear Group (DEG) has recruited Oscar Klinckenberg to lead its newly created licensed brands unit after the company took over parts of Menrad Germany’s portfolio. Klinckenberg is a seasoned eyewear industry executive with years of experience in the retail sector at companies such as EyeCare Groep, Eye Wish Opticiens ...
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Eyes + More appoints experienced retail manager to expand in Sweden
Nexeye has appointed Nina Wyholt Gradin as Head of Expansion Sweden for its Eyes + More retail chain to accelerate its growth in the country. This is a new position at the company. Wyholt Gradin, a seasoned retail manager, joins the company from Kronans Apotek where she has served as ...
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Former Zeal Optics, Maui Jim executive to steer European sunglass brand US push
Benjamin Peters, former President of Zeal Optics and VP of Regional Sales for Maui Jim in the US, is taking on a new role as VP of Sales and Development for VALLON, a Dutch-based brand of sunglasses and goggles. VALLON said that Peters’ appointment underscored its commitment to accelerate growth ...
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New CEO at ZEISS Vision Care US
ZEISS Vision Care has announced the appointment of Gary Rosenblum to the position of president and CEO of its US subsidiary, in replacement of Jens Boy who has held the role since 2015 and will leave the company at the end of the month. Rosenblum, a senior executive, joins ZEISS ...
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Kering taps Renault Group leader as new CEO
Luxury group Kering has announced the appointment of Luca de Meo as its new CEO, effective Sept. 15, replacing François-Henri Pinault in this role. De Meo joins the French-based group from Renault Group, where he has been serving as CEO since 2020. The Italian executive has over 30 years of ...
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Tifosi Optics appoints new COO
Tifosi Optics, the US brand of sports eyewear, has appointed Michelle Crockett as its new Chief Operating Officer. Crockett joins Tifosi Optics from C&C Consultant Services, where she provided interim leadership and strategic support for eyewear companies like Smith Optics (Safilo Group) and Glasses USA. Her previous experiences include senior ...
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Hoya Lens Iberia has a new managing director
HOYA Lens Iberia has announced the appointment of Jaume Sugrañes Mailho as it new Managing Director, overseeing the company’s business in Spain and Portugal. Sugrañes Mailho joined HOYA in 2019 as Sales Manager for Spain and has served as Business Development Director for Western Europe since January 2024. Earlier in ...
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Europa Eyewear appoints new CEO
Europa Eyewear has announced the appointment of Megan Molony as its new CEO, starting June 16, 2025. Molony, a seasoned eyewear executive, joins the Illinois-based eyewear company from National Vision, where she has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Merchandising and Managed Care since 2017. Earlier in her career, she ...
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Zeiss Vision Care France appoints new general manager
Zeiss Vision Care has appointed Bertrand Dupourqué as new general manager of the group’s French subsidiary. Dupourqué joins Zeiss from CooperVision where he has served as general manager France since 2020. His previous experiences include senior management roles at Pierre Fabre Group (14 years) and L’Oréal (7 years) according to ...
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Topcon Healthcare recruits former Heidelberg Engineering manager to steer its digital innovation strategy in Europe
Topcon Healthcare has appointed Krysten Williams as Head of Digital Health Solutions & Clinical Development EMEA. Practically, Williams will lead the expansion of the company’s digital innovations across Europe in support of Healthcare from the Eye, the Japanese-based group’s AI-powered online platform for the detection and management of ocular and ...
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Pro Optik has a new CEO
German retail chain Pro Optik has appointed Dietmar Mauschitz as its new CEO, replacing Micha Siebenhandel who has left the company after fiver years at its helm. Earlier in his career, Mauschitz has worked in the optical retail sector in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium, most notably at Eye ...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec appoints new CEO from within
Following the stepping down of Dr. Markus Weber, its President and CEO, and a mutual agreement “on the best of terms” to end his mandates at the end of this month, Carl Zeiss Meditec has announced that Maximilian Foerst, currently Head of ZEISS Greater China, will take over both roles. ...
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House of Modo appoints sales director for Europe
House of Modo, formerly MODO Group, has recruited Andrea Palermo as Sales Director Europe. A senior eyewear industry executive, Palermo joins the company from Look where he was serving as Global Sales Director. His previous experiences in the sector include sales management roles at Gigi Studios, Etnia Barcelona and Safilo. ...
