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News briefsMarcolin names Fabrizio Curci CEO
Marcolin has appointed Fabrizio Curci as its new chief executive and general manager, effective June 22. He replaces Massimo Renon , who left the company on April 14 to join the Benetton Group , the Italian apparel company, as CEO. Curci was previously CEO and general manager ...
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ic! berlin names Sylvia Jensch as sales and marketing head
German eyewear brand ic! berlin has chosen Sylvia Jensch as its chief sales and marketing officer. Before joining ic! berlin, Jensch had spent the last 16 years of her career at the hotel cosmetics firm ADA Cosmetics International , most recently serving as its chief sales and marketing officer. ...
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Essilor revamps North American management
As Vision Monday reports, the Essilor Group ’s new chief executive, Paul du Saillant , has revamped the company’s management for North America, with an eye towards the post-pandemic recovery. Rick Gadd is switching from president of Essilor of America (EOA) to group president for North America, ...
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Bollé Brands hires digital director
Bollé Brands continues to boost its management. The holding company for Bollé , Bollé Safety , Serengeti , Cébé , H2Optix and Spy Optics eyewear has appointed Damien Hars as digital director, responsible for the development of their B2B and B2C ...
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Kits Eyecare appoints chief marketing officer
Kits Eyecare , a Canadian online retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses, has appointed Rob Long to the role of chief marketing officer. Long joins Kits from the Canadian unit of Dyson , the British manufacturer of vacuum clears and other electric household appliances. Prior to Dyson, Long was part ...
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Hoya appoints new president
Eduardo Martins has succeeded Derek Dodge as Hoya Vision Care ’s president for the U.S. market. Martins spent 2019 as senior vice president and general manager of PlayPower , a producer of playground equipment, and the previous 10 years in vice presidencies at Essilor in the U.S. He held similar ...
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Maui Jim makes management changes
Maui Jim , the big American sunglass specialist, began selling optical eyewear in 2018 and has reportedly enjoyed significant sales growth in the segment. It plans this year to expand its optical collection by 30 items and to enter three new markets – Italy, Greece and Belgium. To raise awareness ...
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Charmant appoints president and CEO
The Charmant group has announced the appointment of Masakiyo Honjo as its new president and chief executive. On April 1, he will take over from Masao Miyachi , who will retire after 40 years at the company, the last 10 at its helm. A native of Fukui, the Japanese region ...
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Marcolin's CEO steps down
Marcolin ’s chief executive and general manager, Massimo Renon , is leaving the group to become the CEO of a big Italian apparel company in the same region, the Benetton Group . Renon, who became CEO of Marcolin in 2017, will continue holding the job until April 14. He had ...
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Transitions appoints general manager
Vadim Gorovoy has been appointed by Transitions as general manager of sales for the EMEA region, coinciding with the brand’s launch in Europe of its eighth generation of photochromic lenses. He has spent 20 years in branding, marketing and retail. He spent the last 12 years with Lego , holding ...
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Edel Optics appoints general manager
Edel Optics , which claims to be one of the three largest online retailers for eye glasses in Europe and the second-largest in Germany, appointed Marijo Sarac as joint general manager on March 1. He will be supporting Dennis Martens , founder and chief executive officer. Sarac has served on ...
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New CEO at Pro Optik
Pro Optik , a chain of 145 mostly franchised stores in Germany, appointed Micha S. Siebenhandl as its new chief executive on March 16. He is reporting directly to Paragon Partners , an investment company in Munich that acquired the majority of the chain’s shares together with Hannibal Zemariam , ...
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Cazal Eyewear has appointed Katharina Schlager as chief executive and...
Cazal Eyewear has appointed Katharina Schlager as chief executive and creative director, effective in January. The designer replaces Beate Obersteiner, who is retiring, as the head of the German company. Obersteiner will continue to support the company as a consultant. Klaus Lippert, who has been general manager since 2015, will ...
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Bollé Brands has promoted Luca Zangrandi as sales director for...
Bollé Brands has promoted Luca Zangrandi as sales director for Europe, handling the optical and sports retail channels for the company's brands – Bollé, Serengeti and Cébé – in the markets of Italy, France, Spain, the U.K., Germany and Austria. The company says his promotion follows excellent results reached by ...
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Lena Henry has been appointed chief executive of Essilor France,...
Lena Henry has been appointed chief executive of Essilor France, from Dec. 1. She replaces Alexandre Montague, who decided to pursue opportunities outside the group. Henry has been with the Essilor group for nearly seven years. According to her LinkedIn account, she was previously regional vice president of Essilor, based ...
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Anna Louise Palm Axel and Sofie Amalie Palm Axel have...
Anna Louise Palm Axel and Sofie Amalie Palm Axel have joined the board of directors of a Danish optical retail chain, Poul Stig Briller A/ S, replacing Charlotte Frydendall. Poul Stig has six shops in the Copenhagen area, and sells own label glasses, the Poul Stig Navne-Kollektion, as well as ...
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Alcon Pharma appointed Florian Treier as sales manager for its...
Alcon Pharma appointed Florian Treier as sales manager for its vision care segment in Germany on Nov. 1. Treier started in 2016 at Johnson Johnson, where he worked as key account manager and sales manager for West Germany.
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Christoph Bojinski has been appointed as the new sales director...
Christoph Bojinski has been appointed as the new sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Luneau Technology, the company behind the Visionix and Weco brands of diagnostic equipment and eye screening. The 53-year-old will be responsible for the company's sales strategy in the German-speaking markets. He worked previously as ...
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Mister Spex, which claims to be Europe's leading online optician,...
Mister Spex, which claims to be Europe's leading online optician, has appointed Maren Kroll as its new chief of human resources for the entire company. In addition to supporting the online optician's expansion in Germany and abroad, she will be a member of the executive board and report directly to ...
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Johnson & Johnson Vision appointed Katja Schmelzing as general manager...
Johnson Johnson Vision appointed Katja Schmelzing as general manager for Germany and Austria on Nov. 1. She will be responsible for the development of the brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Schmelzing was previously marketing director at Colgate Palmolive's Hill's Pet Nutrition brand of animal feed. She has ...
