All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 8-9 – Page 2
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New change at the top of Logo
Richard Vives, the French entrepreneur who took over the Logo Group in 2011 with another investor, has taken over the position of chief executive from Pascal Brouard, whom he had appointed to the position after the takeover. Vives, who is also involved in automotive distribution, remains chairman of the French ...
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Rodenstock celebrated the opening of its new engineering center in...
Rodenstock celebrated the opening of its new engineering center in Regen, Germany on June 8 with an open-house presentation. About 1,200 visitors used the opportunity to see how glasses are manufactured. Visitors were able to see the whole production process, from incoming orders to their delivery.
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Vuillet Vega has placed its product catalog online, but it...
Vuillet Vega has placed its product catalog online, but it can only be accessed with a password
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Carl Zeiss Vision has promoted Steve Mitrakos to senior vice...
Carl Zeiss Vision has promoted Steve Mitrakos to senior vice president of U.S. sales, a newly created position. In his role, he will continue to have overall responsibility for the retail channel and will now have responsibility for the independent channel as well. A graduate of Fordham University and The ...
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Melanie Binder has replaced Claudia Weidner as manager of the...
Melanie Binder has replaced Claudia Weidner as manager of the Opti trade show in Munich at GHM, the association that owns the fair. The organizers of the show have decided to raise the number of Opti Boxes from eight to ten to give a place at an affordable price to ...
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Silvian Heach (spelled like this), an Italian fashion brand based...
Silvian Heach (spelled like this), an Italian fashion brand based in Naples, is launching its first eyewear collection. Arav Fashion, the company that manages the brand, will present 18 models of prescription eyewear and seven sunglass models for spring/summer 2014, with four color options for each model. The new products ...
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Sightsavers, the international charity based in the U.K., says it...
Sightsavers, the international charity based in the U.K., says it and its partners in developing countries performed over 13 million examination in the course of 2012. They also carried out more than 280,000 operations to restore sight or prevent blindness. They engaged schools to support more than 8,000 children suffering ...
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Stable Optical Business Barometer ratings for May in the U.S.
The Optical Business Barometer (OBB), a monthly survey designed to gauge business attitudes among independent eye care professionals in the U.S., remained stable at a 3.65 rating for May 2013, indicating no change from the overall rating for April 2013. For the period from January through May, the average rating ...
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The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has reported new records...
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has reported new records at its latest exhibition and convention in Manchester last June 6-9. It was attended by 1,242 delegates, up from 1,203 a year ago. They included 100 sponsored first-time attendees. The U.K. contingent remained the largest with 471 people, and the ...
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Schneider has presented its first machine for the anti-reflective coating...
Schneider has presented its first machine for the anti-reflective coating of lenses, complementing its compact and cost-effective DSC Prolab System for digital surfacing. The German company has also introduced a more integrated surfacing solution, LSM Modulo, featuring self-organizing cognitive machine modules, special interfaces and special monitoring options.
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CooperVision used the venue of the annual convention of the...
CooperVision used the venue of the annual convention of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) in Manchester last month for the global launch of its silicone hydrogel daily disposal contact lens, called MyDay
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Essilor has announced a proposal to turn its traditional surfacing...
Essilor has announced a proposal to turn its traditional surfacing laboratory at Thornbury near Bristol in the U.K. into a digital surfacing platform that will focus on the manufacturer's high-end brands and lens products such as the Varilux S Series. The company stated that discussions are under way with staff ...
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Essilor International has announced that Lena Henry has joined the...
Essilor International has announced that Lena Henry has joined the company as chief strategy officer, effective last May. A member of the executive committee, she reports to Hubert Sagnières, the company's chairman and chief executive. Henry will focus in particular on the the identification of new opportunities for development, as ...
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The Italian optical industry association, Anfao, re-elected Cirillo Marcolin as...
The Italian optical industry association, Anfao, re-elected Cirillo Marcolin as president of the association and of the Mido trade show through 2017 at Anfao's annual meeting, which was held a few days ago in Belluno. Marcolin, who has filled this role for the past two years, will work with a ...
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CooperVision, a division of The Cooper Companies, has named Andrew...
CooperVision, a division of The Cooper Companies, has named Andrew Sedgwick as executive vice president of commercial strategy and business development, a new role in the company. Sedgwick will be responsible for CVI's long-term strategic planning, business development, product life-cycle management and professional services. Prior to that, he held a ...
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Knecht & Müller, exclusive distributor of Hoya in Switzerland and...
Knecht & Müller, exclusive distributor of Hoya in Switzerland and one of Switzerland's leading lens manufacturers, announced at the beginning of June that the operational and financial control of the company is again 100 percent in the hands of the Müller-Knecht family. This follows the recent departure of the company's ...
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The shareholders of Bushnell Outdoor Products, the American company that...
The shareholders of Bushnell Outdoor Products, the American company that produces binoculars and owns important brands of sunglasses and sports eyewear such as Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti, reportedly accepted bids until the end of this week for the takeover of the company. Shareholders were reportedly seeking a valuation of as ...
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Allergan has appointed a president, Douglas S. Ingram, filling a...
Allergan has appointed a president, Douglas S. Ingram, filling a new role where he will report directly to the company's chairman and chief executive, David E.I. Pyott. He will be particularly in charge of Allergan's commercial operations on a global basis. Ingram has more than 25 years experience and he ...
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Luxotttica has announced that it has signed an agreement with...
Luxotttica has announced that it has signed an agreement with the trade unions representing its Italian workers for the company's welfare system, which will apply to the 8,000-odd employees at its seven Italian manufacturing plants and at its Milan office. The Luxottica Welfare System was first established in 2009 with ...
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Adlens has added an e-commerce facility for U.S. customers, claiming...
Adlens has added an e-commerce facility for U.S. customers, claiming unprecedented demand for its variable-focus eyewear in the country. The U.K.-based company has also announced a cooperation with the American Diabetes Association in the predentation of its eyewear as a safe solution to manage vision complications caused by diabetes. Many ...
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