All Executive changes articles – Page 4
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News briefsAfter 30+ years at the helm of Julbo, Christophe Beaud passes on the baton
French Jura-based sport eyewear company has announced the appointment of a new general manager in replacement of Christophe Beaud who is retiring.
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News briefsHilco appoints new CEO
Hilco Vision has appointed Girisha Chandraraj to replace Ross Brownlee as CEO. According to LinkedIn, Chandraraj has a background in marketing, management and private equity. He has served as President and CEO of two retailers – Marbles: The Brain Store (a retailer of puzzles and games) and Elite Sportswear. He ...
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TOM FORD announces new creative director
TOM FORD has announced the appointment of Haider Ackermann as its new Creative Director, replacing Peter Hawkings who has been holding the position since 2006. Ackermann will be responsible for the creation of collections across the brand’s fashion categories, including menswear, womenswear, accessories and eyewear. Ackermann has developed his own ...
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News briefsMaterials company PPG appoints GM for new segment
PPG has appointed a General Manager for its new Specialty Products segment, part of its Specialty Coatings and Materials (SCM) business unit. The segment includes PPG’s optical monomers and coatings, such as Trivex lens material, photochromic material in Transitions lenses or Hi-Gard lens coatings. Amy Mercante will be heading up ...
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News briefsMister Spex adds a Chief Restructuring Officer to its management team
This is the latest shift in its restructuring plans.
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Mondottica appoints new Group Managing Director
Mondottica Group has announced the appointment of Ben Whitaker at its group managing director, a newly created position. Whitaker is actually returning to Mondottica after two years at NEXUS Brands Group where he served as managing director of the company’s tattoo division. Prior to that he worked at Mondottica from ...
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Izipizi recruits former Oliver Peoples senior director as CEO of North America
Izipizi, the French-based brand specializing in reading glasses and sunglasses, is accelerating its development in North America with the appointment of Jonathan Crespo as its CEO in the region. This is a new position at the company and the appointment follows the recent creation of its US subsidiary. Crespo joins ...
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New CEO for Morrow Eyewear
Belgian startup Morrow Eyewear appoints a new CEO, coming from HOYA Vision Care, to lead the scale-up phase of its eProgressive glasses.
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Marcolin has a new operations director
Marcolin has announced the appointment of Andrea Vincenzo Virgilio as the group’s new operations director, effective July 15. The Italian executive will oversee Marcolin’s manufacturing facilities, research and development, product compliance and supply chain departments, reporting directly to Fabrizio Curci, CEO. Virgilo has over 15 years of experience in production ...
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Topcon Healthcare appoints new chief commercial officer
Topcon Healthcare has announced the appointment of Lance Patton as its new chief commercial officer. Patton, an experienced eyecare industry executive with previous management roles at Carl Zeiss Meditec, Heidelberg Engineering and most recently Optos, will lead the company’s commercial transformation to a direct sales and service organization, the announcement ...
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De Rigo Rem has a new president
De Rigo Group has announced the appointment of Jeff Fitzhugh as president of its De Rigo Rem subsidiary in the US, effective July 8. Fitzhugh has been working for close to thirty years in the sportswear, surfwear and optical industries holding senior management roles at companies such as Oakley, Quiksilver ...
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National Vision appoints new chief stores officer
National Vision, the US optical retail group with over 1,400 shops, has announced the appointment of Mark Banner as its new chief stores officer. Banner was most recently serving as senior vice president of retail and real estate at Sleep Number, an American brand of beds, mattresses and other sleep-related ...
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IOT appoints new chief innovation officer
Indizen Optical Technologies has announced the appointment of vision scientist José Alonso as its Chief Innovation Officer. Alonso is a co-founder and a long-time senior advisor of the company, in addition to his work as a professor at the Complutense University of Madrid where he has taught on vision, ophthalmic ...
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Rodenstock appoints new VP marketing & strategy
Rodenstock Group has appointed Catherine Stahl as executive vice president of marketing and strategy, a new position inside the company. Her responsibilities will include global marketing, product management, business development and strategy for the whole group. Stahl has been working in the med-tech sector since 2013. She was most recently ...
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CooperVision promotes two senior executives to new management roles
CooperVision has announced the promotion of Dr. Michele Andrews to the new position of Vice President of Marketing and Professional Affairs for the Americas. Andrews, who joined the company in 2015, was previously in charge of professional, academic and advocacy initiatives in the regions. Her expanded responsibilities will also include ...
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Fielmann expands global supply chain top management with new appointment
Pascal Elsener, formerly president of EMEA and India at Satisloh, has been appointed as vice president of global supply chain at Fielmann Group. The German-based retail group said that the position was a newly created role as part of the ongoing transformation of its manufacturing and logistics organization. Elsener ...
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Safilo's Iberia and Greece manager responsibilities expanded to France and Benelux
Safilo Group has announced the promotion of Pedro Rubio Hidalgo to the position of senior commercial head for Iberia, Greece, France and Benelux. Rubio Hidalgo joined the group in 2014 as general manager for Spain and Portugal and the scope of his responsabilities was expanded to include Greece in 2019. ...
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Eyewish has a new managing director
Danny van der Voorden has been appointed general manager of Eye Wish Opticiens, the Dutch retail chain of Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG). A seasoned executive, van der Voorden boasts almost 20 years of experience in the optical industry during which he held senior management positions at GrandVision, OptiTrade, Ace & ...
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Zeiss creates myopia advisory board
ZEISS has announced the creation of a myopia adivory board to advise the group on various aspects related to myopia management. The board, which was established last year, comprises fourteen experts from clinical practice in optometry and ophthalmology, academia and the business world, covering several regions. Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg, head ...
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Menicon promotes EMEA chief from within, acquires French specialty CL supplier
Japanese-based contact lens maker Menicon has announced the promotion of Remco Engelhart to the position of Menicon EMEA CEO. A seasoned manager with over thirty years of experience in the eye care sector, including previous positions at CooperVision, Bausch + Lomb or Sauflon, Engelhart joined Menicon Europe in 2017. Since ...
