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Sunglass Hut, one of the retail brands of Luxottica Group,...
Sunglass Hut, one of the retail brands of Luxottica Group, has appointed Giorgio Pradi as its new general manager for North America. Mary Anne Stangby, who most recently served as senior vice-president and general manager of Sunglass Hut North America, will be leaving the company. Stangby, who will work along ...
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Adlens has appointed John Kennedy as its new chief executive...
Adlens has appointed John Kennedy as its new chief executive officer. Frank Lavety, the company's chief operating officer, has served as interim chief executive since the retirement of Michael Ferrara, the previous chief executive, in autumn last year. Kennedy previously served as chief operating officer at Moo.com, an online print ...
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Instead of making its own corrective lenses as do Silhouette...
Instead of making its own corrective lenses as do Silhouette or Luxottica, Safilo has decided to launch a new “global optical project” to enhance its position in the area of prescription frames, placing it under the responsibility of Carole Binet. The project involves coordination of all the design, communication, branding ...
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Silhouette International has appointed David Chalmers to the new position...
Silhouette International has appointed David Chalmers to the new position of global sales director. From March 1, Chalmers, who was working as managing director for Silhouette UK for the past five years, is based at the company's headquarters in Linz, Austria. He will be responsible for Silhouette's worldwide sales, including ...
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Boots Opticians has appointed Jonathan Gardner as managing director after...
Boots Opticians has appointed Jonathan Gardner as managing director after the departure earlier this year of Ben Fletcher. Garner has spent his whole career at Boots, rising through the ranks in the different units of the group. In particular, he was the retail director at Boots Opticians between 2012 and ...
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Rodenstock appointed Dr. Dietmar Uttenweiler as head of its research...
Rodenstock appointed Dr. Dietmar Uttenweiler as head of its research and development department on Jan. 1. He continues to be responsible for the brand's lens segment, which he has been running since 2011. In his new position, he will be responsible for the connection of both business areas. In his ...
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Pramaor has announced that Marco Paveri is the new area...
Pramaor has announced that Marco Paveri is the new area manager for Italy of Blackfin, the Italian brand specializing in titanium eyewear. The Italian brand currently realizes 76 percent of its turnover abroad. Paveri, who has many years of experience in the premium/luxury eyewear and ophthalmic products segment, will be ...
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The Vision Impact Institute, supported by Essilor, has announced the...
The Vision Impact Institute, supported by Essilor, has announced the promotion of Kristan Gross to global executive director, and the transition of leadership from Maureen Cavanagh, the current president, to Gross. The change took effect on Jan. 1. Cavanagh, who has led the institute for more than two years, will ...
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Ben Fletcher, managing director at Boots Opticians in the U.K.,...
Ben Fletcher, managing director at Boots Opticians in the U.K., has stepped down from his position after six years in the company. Fletcher had initially joined Boots U.K. in 2011 as commercial finance director before being promoted managing director in 2013. He will pursue other opportunities outside the optical business ...
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Peter Reeve has been promoted to the role of managing...
Peter Reeve has been promoted to the role of managing director of Stepper UK, concentrating on the domestic U.K. market. He first joined the company in 2003 and was given wider commercial responsibilities after the acquisition of Stepper UK and Stepper France by Arts Optical in 2014. Reeve takes the ...
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Dunelm Optical has appointed Phil Toolsy to the role of...
Dunelm Optical has appointed Phil Toolsy to the role of export manager in a bid to expand the company's sales outside the U.K., which currently represent about 20 percent of the turnover. He has already been ten years with the company, which already sells its frames in more than 50 ...
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Markus Schröder assumed the management of Charmant's sales in Germany...
Markus Schröder assumed the management of Charmant's sales in Germany and Austria on Nov. 14. The 48-year old started his professional career at Alpina Sports in 1999. He worked in diverse positions at Marchon for the past ten years.
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Sang Tanzer has joined Brillen.de, a family-run multi-channel provider of...
Sang Tanzer has joined Brillen.de, a family-run multi-channel provider of prescription eyewear in Germany, as chief of marketing. Tanzer worked previously as head of media sales and head of performance marketing at Lenspirit.de, a distributor of contact lenses from Leipzig. Previously, he worked as marketing expert and media planner at ...
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Frank Skowronek has assumed the management of Bach Optik and...
Frank Skowronek has assumed the management of Bach Optik and Steinburg, two wholesale distributors of contact lenses and eyecare products based in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Starting in January 2017, he will replace Jürgen Schofeld in his position as chief executive of both companies. Skowronek worked for twelve years at Pharm ...
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Richard Fröhlich will assume the position of national sales manager...
Richard Fröhlich will assume the position of national sales manager for the vision care segment of Alcon Pharma in Germany on Jan. 1, 2017. In this position, he succeeds Johannes Zupfer, who has left the company. Fröhlich is an optician and postdoctoral economist. After his studies, he started his professional ...
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Hoya Vision Care has announced the appointment of Bruce Scott...
Hoya Vision Care has announced the appointment of Bruce Scott as the new general manager of Seiko Optical for the U.S. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the industry. He previously held the role of regional vice president at Essilor, where he directed sales to multiple channels, ...
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Specsavers has appointed a new head of Enhanced Optical Services...
Specsavers has appointed a new head of Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) for the U.K., Adam Wannell, who has more than 20 years' experience in clinical settings. Based at Bristol's Eye Hospital, where he treats glaucoma, he will join 15 other EOS in the U.K. who provide support to the group's ...
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Katrin Kapteyn was appointed as chief product officer at Mister...
Katrin Kapteyn was appointed as chief product officer at Mister Spex, responsible for product development and user experience as well as category management and business intelligence. The 38-year-old succeeds Hannes Schrödter, who will leave the company at his own request at the end of this year. She reports directly to ...
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Krys has appointed Delphine Ansquer as director of commercial development...
Krys has appointed Delphine Ansquer as director of commercial development at Codir, the group's production and logistics center, located in Bazzainville, in the Ile-de-France region. Most recently, Ansquer worked for 10 years at Rodenstock France, with leading roles in marketing and general management. Prior to joining the French branch of Rodenstock, ...
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Michael H. McGarry, 58, has become the new chairman and...
Michael H. McGarry, 58, has become the new chairman and chief executive of PPG Industries. He has been with the company in various leadership roles for 35 years in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He was promoted to president and chief executive in September 2015. Last Sept. 1, he became ...
