All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 1-2 – Page 2
-
News briefs
Dragon has hired Kelly Bickford as its new global senior...
Dragon has hired Kelly Bickford as its new global senior vice president of sales and business. Bickford brings more than 18 years of experience in the action sports industry. Most recently, he served as Oakley's optical channel director in the U.S. for the past six years. In his new role ...
-
News briefs
Eblock, the Italian brand best known for its exclusive patent...
Eblock, the Italian brand best known for its exclusive patent for the lens locking system named Easy Block, is expanding its distributions channels in Austria, Germany and Northern Europe. Eblock has signed two new partnerships, with Al Dente Vertriebsgesellschaft, a German distribution company with more than 20 years of experience ...
-
News briefs
MyOptique has been included by Bloomberg in its inaugural Business...
MyOptique has been included by Bloomberg in its inaugural Business Innovators list for 2016. The online retailer sells prescription glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses via its websites, which include Glasses Direct, MyOptique, Sunglasses Shop, LensOn, Netzoptiker, Eyewearbrands and Lensbes. The judging panel was composed of eminent figures from the world ...
-
Short stops
Centennial Optical, based in Toronto, will distribute Costa plano and...
Centennial Optical, based in Toronto, will distribute Costa plano and prescription sunglasses in Canada
-
Article
U.S. Optical Barometer points upwards
The Optical Business barometer (OBB), a monthly survey designed to gauge business attitudes among independent eyecare professionals in the U.S., stood at 3.93 for December 2015, as compared to a November 2015 rating of 3.80. The December rating was the highest overall optical monthly rating of 2015, and was slightly ...
-
News briefs
Mitchell “Mitch” Barkley has become the new liaison of The...
Mitchell “Mitch” Barkley has become the new liaison of The Vision Council for its Eyewear and Accessories Division. A former chief executive of Viva International, he has been lately the CEO of Mondottica USA.
-
News briefs
Essilor, Birmingham Optical and the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)...
Essilor, Birmingham Optical and the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) have agreed to participate in the 100% Optical show being staged a few days from now in London. They will join other newcomers including De Rigo Vision, Charmant and Specsavers. Walter & Herbert, the new line of the Optoplast Actman ...
-
News briefs
Stephan Hinkerode has been appointed as the new general manager...
Stephan Hinkerode has been appointed as the new general manager for Marcolin Germany, effective from January and replacing Juergen Maderer in this position. Hinkerode was previously working for Safilo as key account manager. At Marcolin, he will be responsible as general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
-
News briefs
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has appointed Howard B. Schiller as interim...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has appointed Howard B. Schiller as interim chief executive officer of Valeant with immediate effect to temporarily replace J. Michael Pearson, Valeant's chairman and chief executive, who is still being treated in the hospital for severe pneumonia. The timing of Pearson's expected return is still uncertain, the ...
-
News briefs
iC! Berlin has appointed Henrik Bo Larsen as its new...
iC! Berlin has appointed Henrik Bo Larsen as its new sales agent for Sweden, Denmark and Norway. These markets were previously covered directly from the company's headquarters in Berlin. Meanwhile, the company's business in South America has been handed over to the iC! Berlin's U.S. subsidiary, located in New York, ...
-
News briefs
The Vision Council has appointed Ashley Mills as vice president...
The Vision Council has appointed Ashley Mills as vice president of trade shows and meetings. She replaces Deborah Castor, who has just stepped down after 16 years with the organization.
-
News briefs
Mondottica has established another joint venture, this time in Japan....
Mondottica has established another joint venture, this time in Japan. Murai, its longtime distributor in the country, will own the majority of the shares in the new venture, which will initially continue to market Mondottica's Yohji Yamamoto, Anna Sui and Marimekko lines. Others will be added later. Murai is a ...
-
News briefs
Birmingham Optical has announced the retirement of Chris Tyler from...
Birmingham Optical has announced the retirement of Chris Tyler from his full-time role as chief executive of the company after 25 years of service. However, he will continue to advise the business as a consultant on a part-time basis. As part of the management succession strategy, Amanda Danson, who has ...
-
News briefs
VSP has announced a wave of executive changes, which follow...
VSP has announced a wave of executive changes, which follow the nomination of Jim McGrann as president and chief executive of VSP Global in October 2015. Among these, Steve Wright has been promoted to president of omni-channel solutions, a newly-created line of business. Wright was previously senior vice president of ...
-
News briefs
Jean-Félix Biosse Duplan has announced his retirement from the Essilor...
Jean-Félix Biosse Duplan has announced his retirement from the Essilor group, where he held numerous leadership functions. He will continue to be involved in the sector by working for industry associations such as Eurom1, ECV, Gifo and Asnav.
-
News briefs
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the appointment...
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the appointment of a new executive director, Mark A. Bullimore, to take the place of Susan Cooper, the immediate past president of the organization, based in St. Louis, Missouri. The British-trained optometrist and scientist has been a president and development director of ...
-
News briefs
Mondottica has announced the renewal of its eyewear licenses with...
Mondottica has announced the renewal of its eyewear licenses with Ted Baker, Pepe Jeans and Christian Lacroix. The Ted Baker deal will run through 2020, while the other two will run through 2018.
-
News briefs
André Neubauer has been appointed as new chief technology officer...
André Neubauer has been appointed as new chief technology officer at Mister Spex. Managing the IT department, he will act as a member of the executive team, consisting of Dirk Graber, Mirko Caspar and Robert Motzek. The 34-year-old has served at Mister Spex since last September as head of software ...
-
News briefs
Precision Eyewear Testing & Inspection Services (PEL) has launched a...
Precision Eyewear Testing & Inspection Services (PEL) has launched a new testing service offering customer support to companies that are willing to start an eyewear e-commerce business. PEL is the first private eyewear testing laboratory in China offering advice and testing services to the international eyewear brands and buyers who ...
-
News briefs
Walter & Herbert has partnered with Momentum, a children's cancer...
Walter & Herbert has partnered with Momentum, a children's cancer charity based in West London, to make a donation from every pair of ophthalmic and sun frames sold over the coming year. Optoplast Actman Eyewear, the company behind the brand, will donate 50p for every frame it sells. Optoplast Actman ...
- Previous Page
- Page1
- Page2
- Page3
- Page4
- Next Page
