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WestGroupe of Canada has appointed new French distributor, LVD Consulting,...
WestGroupe of Canada has appointed new French distributor, LVD Consulting, to market its Fysh UK and Evatik brands in France, starting last September. LVD is the distribution company of Daniel Louveau, who has been associated with major French brands such as Lafont, Alain Mikli, Beausoleil and Face à Face.
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Jorcani Sports will distribute the Polaroid line of sunglasses produced...
Jorcani Sports will distribute the Polaroid line of sunglasses produced by Safilo in the sporting goods channel in Spain and Andorra. Jorcani is already the Spanish distributor of Safilo's higher-end lines of Smith and Carrera sports glasses.
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Andrea Guerra, the seasoned Italian manager who left as chief...
Andrea Guerra, the seasoned Italian manager who left as chief executive of Luxottica a year ago, pocketing an estimated €40 million in shares and termination fees, has become executive chairman of Eataly, a big Italian chain of gourmet food stores that is becoming more international. He is said to have ...
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Kirk & Kirk, the British brand of design glasses owned...
Kirk & Kirk, the British brand of design glasses owned by Jason and Karen Kirk, has parted ways with its distributor for the U.S. and Canada, Richard Wilhelm of Luxe Labs. They decided mutually to end the relationship because of Wilhelm's other work commitments. Jason Kirk plans to go to ...
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Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was...
Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was appointed in July to take the place of Joe Sanchez, who became vice president of product development at Costa Sunglasses last December. Like Sanchez, Peters has worked for many years at Zeal's parent company, Maui Jim Sunglasses. He started as ...
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Christian Roesky has become general manager of Bausch + Lomb...
Christian Roesky has become general manager of Bausch + Lomb for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in charge also of sales in the region. He previous served as managing director of Abbott's diagnostics division for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries.
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Franck Waterlot is taking a new position as vice president...
Franck Waterlot is taking a new position as vice president of sales, product merchandising and marketing at Burton Snowboards' European subsidiary, based in Austria. Since 2007 Waterlot had been acting as sales director of Oakley for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the brand's office in Switzerland, which has ...
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Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led...
Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led and grew Smith Optics for more than 20 years until his retirement earlier this year, will act as an adviser to Combat Flip Flops, an American organization that has funded over 21 years of schooling for Afghan girls and cleared ...
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Kovin Naidoo has been appointed interim chief executive of the...
Kovin Naidoo has been appointed interim chief executive of the Brien Holden Vision Institute following the unexpected death of Brien Holden on July 27, which we reported in our last issue. Naidoo has been recently a board member and the deputy CEO of the institute. He is also the CEO ...
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Essilor International has named Xavier Galliot as group chief sustainability...
Essilor International has named Xavier Galliot as group chief sustainability officer. Since 2010, he had been group director of sustainable development at Rexel, a global leader in the distribution of electrical supplies, as well as general secretary of the Rexel foundation. Galliot, 42, started his career with Ernst & Young ...
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Hilco Vision has announced the retirement of Bob Nahmias, its...
Hilco Vision has announced the retirement of Bob Nahmias, its chief executive for the past 17 years. Ross Brownlee, a veteran of the optical industry, has been hired to replace him, effective June 15. Brownlee will also join Hilco's board of directors. A British national, Brownlee has spent 18 years ...
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Mark'ennovy has appointed Chris Carter as group sales and marketing...
Mark'ennovy has appointed Chris Carter as group sales and marketing director, a new position. He spent the last five years at Bausch & Lomb as commercial director for vision care in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He previously worked for Unilever and Kimberly Clark.
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Ben Wolf has been appointed senior vice president of Marcolin...
Ben Wolf has been appointed senior vice president of Marcolin USA, in charge of sales of all its products to the optical retail channel, including those that were previously marketed by Viva International. He will report to Fabrizio Gamberini, chief executive of the U.S. subsidiary. Most recently, Wolf covered this ...
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WestGroupe of Montreal has appointed Michael Debono as executive vice...
WestGroupe of Montreal has appointed Michael Debono as executive vice president of global sales. Debono joined the Canadian producer and distributor as national sales manager in 2005. He became vice president of North American sales in 2010.
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Another manager has left Safilo to join Kering Eyewear, the...
Another manager has left Safilo to join Kering Eyewear, the new company created to manage the eyewear lines for Kering's luxury goods and sports brands. Pietro Scognamiglio, who was in charge of travel retail in Asia at Safilo, will have a similar role at Kering Eyewear, leading its expansion in the ...
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Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that...
Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that Kip Arnette, one of its co-founders, is retiring after 15 years with the American brand of eyewear. Arnette founded Electric in 2000 together with Bruce Beach. The brand specializes in snow goggles and sunglasses, but offers also prescription eyewear. Arnette ...
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CooperVision has appointed Guy Whittaker as vice president of global...
CooperVision has appointed Guy Whittaker as vice president of global marketing. His nomination has followed the recent promotion of his predecessor, Jerry Warner, to president of North America. Whittaker has held management roles with CooperVision since 1998. Most recently he was general manager for Australia/New Zealand & Southeast Asia, and ...
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Luneau Technology, the parent company of Briot USA, Visionix, and...
Luneau Technology, the parent company of Briot USA, Visionix, and Latham & Phillips Ophthalmic (LPO), has announced that Matt Cevasco has moved to the role of consultant on special projects for the company. Cevasco had served as president and general manager of Luneau Technology USA and headed the North American ...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Boots Opticians, has...
Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Boots Opticians, has named Stefano Pessina as its chief executive. Pessina, 73, led Alliance Boots prior to its merger with Walgreens, and had been serving as acting chief executive since January. He will continue to report to James Skinner, the group's executive chairman.
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Seiko Optical Europe has set up a marketing team for...
Seiko Optical Europe has set up a marketing team for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. It has been led since this past March by Dirk Beckmann, who worked previously for Transitions Optical in various roles. Filling a new position, he reports to Rainer Burkard, who became executive ...
