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Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales...
Dave Allen has been named senior vice president of sales for Vista Outdoor, reporting to the company's chairman and chief executive, Mark DeYoung. He was most recently the president of Coleman USA. He was previously in charge of sales and marketing in the Americas for this brand of Jarden Corp., ...
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Assogruppi, the Italian association comprising the Oxo and Vision Group...
Assogruppi, the Italian association comprising the Oxo and Vision Group buying groups, has a new chairman, Fabrizio Vettore, the 50-year-old owner of an optical store in Varese and a retail member of Oxo. The chairmen of Oxo and Vision Group, Marco Carminati and Marco Procacciante, have announced that the outgoing ...
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has named Joseph C. Papa as its...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has named Joseph C. Papa as its future chairman and chief executive officer. He is expected to join the company by early May. Papa will succeed J. Michael Pearson. Valeant's board had been searching for the right candidate to take over the chief executive role since March, ...
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Eyeking, a maker and distributor of wholesale sunglasses including Under...
Eyeking, a maker and distributor of wholesale sunglasses including Under Armour and Hobie, has appointed Scott Betty as senior vice president of product and design. Betty was most recently global director of optics at Oakley, where he helped build a multi-category team responsible for the product development and design of ...
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Neal Grimason is retiring as sales and marketing director of...
Neal Grimason is retiring as sales and marketing director of Continental Eyewear for health reasons, after 30 years with the company. He is a well-known figure in the European market, having participated in many trade shows. His replacement has not yet been named.
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Vision Ease has announced three new sales and marketing appointments....
Vision Ease has announced three new sales and marketing appointments. Grady Lenski has been promoted to the newly created role of chief marketing officer. He was previously Vision Ease's vice-president of sales for North America. David George has been promoted to senior director for North American key accounts and Canada. ...
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Maui Jim Sunglasses is recruiting for a dedicated trainer to...
Maui Jim Sunglasses is recruiting for a dedicated trainer to travel around Europe and work with its retail customers to enhance their knowledge of the company's products, their features and benefits. This follows another year of double-digit growth for Maui Jim in Europe. Declining to comment on specific sales figures, ...
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Costa Del Mar has appointed Holly Rush as chief executive,...
Costa Del Mar has appointed Holly Rush as chief executive, effective April 25. She will replace Chas MacDonald, who announced his retirement as president and chief executive of the Essilor-owned brand of sunglasses last month. For the past 25 years, Rush had held key leadership roles at companies like Duracell/Gillette, ...
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Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role...
Karsten Möhrer has been promoted by Bushnell to the role of country manager for Germany and Austria. He had been in charge of marketing and key accounts since 2012. Möhrer takes the place of Gernot Trebsche, who is also European sales director for eyewear and sport protection as well as ...
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Safilens has announced a new three-year partnership with a distributor...
Safilens has announced a new three-year partnership with a distributor in Singapore, Advance Healthcare Pte. Advance Healthcare will be the sole distributor of the Italian contact lens company's Safe-Gel, Fusion and Open product ranges in Singapore.
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals, parent company of Bausch & Lomb, has initiated...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals, parent company of Bausch & Lomb, has initiated the search for a new chief executive following the resignation of J. Michael Pearson, who returned to the job after a two-month medical leave. He will remain on duty until the appointment of his successor. Meanwhile, Valeant announced the nomination ...
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PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco,...
PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco, and announced its intention to move to larger facilities in a suburb of Dallas, Farmers Branch. Cevasco, who served most recently as president and general manager of Luneau Technology, took office on March 1, replacing the former 65-year-old CEO, Ruedi ...
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Black & Lizars has named Michelle Le Prevost as its...
Black & Lizars has named Michelle Le Prevost as its new managing director. She succeeds Geraldine Meade, who left in February to join Optical Express. Le Prevost has held senior positions in various well-known companies in the eye care, dental care and pharmacy retail sectors, including Lloyds Pharmacy and Specsavers ...
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Gunnar Optiks has appointed Scott Sorensen as president of the...
Gunnar Optiks has appointed Scott Sorensen as president of the brand. He will be responsible for the operations, sales and marketing of the California-based specialist in computer and gaming eyewear. He takes over the role from Rob Jafek, interim chief executive, who took the helm in November 2014. Sorensen has ...
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PPG has announced that Radhika Batra has joined the company...
PPG has announced that Radhika Batra has joined the company as vice president of purchasing and logistics. She replaces Steve Lampe, who will retire on May 1. Batra was previously vice president of global supply management at BorgWarner Turbo Systems, and has also held executive roles at Owens-Illinois, Solutia, and ...
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Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell -...
Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell - have joined Vista Outdoor's eyewear & sport protection unit at Suresnes near Paris, reporting to its president, Olivier Ciaravino. Delarue-Quairel has been named global sport marketing & communication manager for the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands. Fritzell will act as ...
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Chas MacDonald will retire on April 30 as president and...
Chas MacDonald will retire on April 30 as president and chief executive of Costa, the fast-growing American producer of polarized sports sunglasses acquired by Essilor International in 2014. Costa's sales are projected to grow to more than $150 million this year from $30 million, when he joined the company in ...
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John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...
John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin.
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Marc Fielmann, the 26-year-old son of Günther Fielmann, joined the...
Marc Fielmann, the 26-year-old son of Günther Fielmann, joined the executive board of Fielmann on Jan. 1. He will be responsible for the marketing department of the family-controlled company, the largest optical retailer in Germany. The supervisory board decided on his appointment last Nov. 26. His responsibilities were previously handled ...
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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 ...
