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Bausch + Lomb appoints former CEO as new CEO
Bausch + Lomb has announced the appointment of Brent Saunders to the position of CEO, succeeding Joseph Papa, effective March 3. Saunders, who will also serve as chair of the board of directors, is already familiar with Bausch + Lomb as he was its CEO between 2010 and 2013, prior ...
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New general manager for MYKITA North America
MYKITA has announced the appointment of Michael Cole as general manager of its North American subsidiary. Cole comes from Luxury Optical Holdings, a luxury eyewear retail group operating about 50 stores under several banners in the U.S. where he served as vice president of merchandise planning and allocation for the ...
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GrandVision’s Apollo CEO steps down
Dr.Jörg Ehmer, managing director of GrandVision Germany & Austria and CEO of Apollo, one of the group’s largest retail chain, has decided to resign from his functions, the company announced in a press release. Ehmer, who joined GrandVision in 2014, said that it was the right moment for him to ...
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Topcon appoints new CEO
Effective April 1, Takashi Eto will be appointed as the president and CEO of Topcon in replacement of Satoshi Hirano who has been at the helm of the Japanese group since 2013. Eto entered the company in 1990 and rose through the ranks to hold senior management roles at the ...
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VSP Vision recruits new president for VSP Ventures
VSP Vision has announced the appointment of Kathleen Steele as president of VSP Ventures, its business division focusing on growing the group’s network by acquiring independent optometry practices. Steele worked for close to ten years at Luxottica’s U.S. subsidiary, the last five as the group’s vice president of operations. In ...
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Marcolin appoints new group marketing director
Marcolin has promoted Alessio Puleo to the position of group marketing director, reporting directly to Fabrizio Curci, the group’s CEO. Puleo, who joined Marcolin in 2021, will take responsibility for the company’s brand management, trade marketing, training and marketing analysis activities. The senior executive spent over 15 years of its ...
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Karün Eyewear recruits Italian executive to strengthen European business
Karün Eyewear, a Patagonia-based DTC brand of glasses made from recycled materials such as fishing nets, metals or leather, has announced the appointment of Egidio Schintu as its country manager for Italy and support manager for Europe. Schintu is a seasoned eyewear manager with previous experiences at Allison, Area and ...
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Opto Tech appoints new managing director
Optical equipment manufacturer Opto Tech has appointed Dr. Stefan Seifried as its new managing director. Seifried, who has worked for over twenty years in managing roles for international industrial companies, will be responsible for sales and technology and run the company together with Jens Schaefer who is overseeing administration and ...
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New VP of sales for Thélios in the U.S.
Luxury eyewear company Thélios has appointed Cedric Moreau as its new vice president of sales for the optical channel in the U.S. Moreau’s career in the eyewear industry luxury segment spans over 25 years. The French executive started his career at Alain Mikli and has been Mykita’s managing director for ...
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Marcolin appoints new communication director
Marcolin has appointed Clara Magnanini as its new group communication director. A graduate in Law with a master in communication, Magnanini joins the company after twenty years of experience in senior positions in the Italian luxury automotive sector at Maserati and Automobili Lamborghini. In her new role at Marcolin, she ...
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Euromcontact appoints new secretary general
Euromcontact, the European association of the contact lens and lens care industry, has appointed Laure-Anne Copel as its new secretary general, replacing Pascale Rouhier who left the organization after ten years in that position. Copel held the same secretary general role for the last six years at GIFO, the French ...
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Specsavers appoints new head of professional development
Specsavers has appointed Neil Retallic to the position of head of professional development to support the group’s optometrists and audiologists in their professional training throughout their career. Retallic has more than 20 years of experience in the industry during which he held similar roles at Vision Express, CooperVision and most ...
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Management reshuffle at Marchon
Marchon Eyewear has promoted Gabriele Bonapersona and Gabriele Cappelli to the positions of chief brand officer and chief product officer respectively, taking over roles previously assumed by Thomas Burkhardt who became the group’s president earlier this year. Bonapersona has over 15 years of experience in the eyewear sector, includling the ...
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New CEO and non-executive directors at Inspecs
Inspecs Group has announced the appointment of Richard Speck as its new CEO. A seasoned executive with 35 years of experience in the eyewear industry under his belt, Peck is an optical retail specialist. After a five-year stint at Vision Express, he worked as managing director for David Clulow Opticians ...
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Schneider appoints new manager for its chemical department
SCHNEIDER has appointed François Breton as its chemical department manager. Breton has a PhD in Organic Chemistry, 23 years of experience in the optical industry and is well-known for his expertise with lacquers, the company said. Before joining SCHNEIDER, the French executive founded mulitiple global joint ventures, notably with the ...
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News briefsVSP creates and fills chief revenue officer post
Source: VSP Vision VSP Vision has promoted Andy Skitmore to a new post, chief revenue officer of global sales: specifically of doctor-facing sales teams. Skitmore has been serving as Marchon Eyewear’s senior vice president of sales for the Americas. He will now be reporting to chief growth ...
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Mykita appoints new CEO
Mykita has announced the appointment of Jacques Mantz as CEO and chairman of the executive committee, with immediate effect. A senior executive with financial expertise, Mantz spent over 20 years at French luxury group LVMH as chief financial officer or chief of operations of several of the group’s divisions. ...
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News briefsNew leadership at the ECOO
Dr. Matjaž Mihelčič has become president of the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), and Gabriëlle Janssen has joined its executive committee as president elect. Mihelčič runs a clinical practice in Bled, Slovenia; has been president of the Optical Association of Slovenia since 2006; and is a founding member ...
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German industry association Spectaris bids farewell to Josef May, elects successors
Josef May, who has been chairman of the German industry association Spectaris and Chairman of the Consumer Optics division, has handed over his posts to two experienced successors after almost two decades on the board. Ulrich Krauss, CEO of Analytik Jena, was elected as the new chairman of the association ...
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News briefsCooperVision creates and fills business manager post for Asia-Pacific
CooperVision Specialty EyeCare has appointed Weiwen Chen to the new post of business manager for Asia-Pacific. She will be heading up company and category expansion everywhere in the region except China, which has its own team. Chen served most recently as a consultant on entry strategy for Asia to Visioneering ...
