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Lafont – Ophl has appointed a new European sales director,...
Lafont – Ophl has appointed a new European sales director, Ronan Chabert, who comes from the luxury goods and cosmetics sectors, replacing Fabrice Aubinais. He will concentrate on Western Europe. Chabert worked previously for Hermès fragrances and Christian Dior watches and jewelry. He also acquired experience in multi-brand retailing at ...
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Stefan Muckenfuss has been appointed by Etnia Barcelona to work...
Stefan Muckenfuss has been appointed by Etnia Barcelona to work as area manager, responsible for the Spanish company's commercial strategy in Germany and for the management of key accounts in the country. Until next month, he will remain as area manager of Lafont Ophl, responsible for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ...
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Alexis Maillet has been appointed as European marketing manager for...
Alexis Maillet has been appointed as European marketing manager for Electric, the brand of eyewear, helmets, goggles and other accessories, from the start of May. Maillet formally heads up marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a position that has been vacant for a year. Based at Electric's ...
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Satisloh has appointed Frank Breme to the position of head...
Satisloh has appointed Frank Breme to the position of head of sales for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. He has taken the place of Hanspeter Eigenmann, who has left the Swiss company after many years to join a local consultancy in the area of machinery and equipment, Gfeller ...
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Luxottica Wholesale North America has adjusted its commercial structure by...
Luxottica Wholesale North America has adjusted its commercial structure by creating two separate dedicated teams, one focused on the optical market and the other on the premium sun market. Ludo Ladreyt has been appointed to the newly-created position of senior vice president of sales for the North America optical channel. ...
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Kering Eyewear has enlisted a new manager, Fernando Silva, as...
Kering Eyewear has enlisted a new manager, Fernando Silva, as vice president of sales for North America, responsible for sales to independent optical retailers and optical key accounts. He reports to Antonio Bortuzzo, president of Kering Eyewear for the Americas. As president of Marca Eyewear, a company based in Toronto, ...
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A 20-year industry veteran, Jeff Harvie, has been appointed national...
A 20-year industry veteran, Jeff Harvie, has been appointed national sales manager at Inspecs USA for sunglasses and safety eyewear. The British company says his primary focus will be the continued expansion of the O'Neill and Cat brands as well as driving upcoming launches across the sport, surf, hardware and ...
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CooperVision has appointed a new president for North America, Jerry...
CooperVision has appointed a new president for North America, Jerry Warner, who will succeed Bob Ferrigno. He acted most recently as senior vice president of global marketing for the company. He joined the company in 2012 as vice president for life cycle management, after spending 17 years with Bausch & ...
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Marc Onetto, a French-American specialist in operational efficiencies and customer...
Marc Onetto, a French-American specialist in operational efficiencies and customer service with experience in internet communication and logistics, was elected yesterday as a new member of the board of Essilor International for the next three years. The 64-year-old manager acted as senior vice president of worldwide operations and customer service ...
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A Canadian eyewear group by the name of Westgroupe has...
A Canadian eyewear group by the name of Westgroupe has appointed Francesco Ferro as export manager, with the task of increasing its presence on the European market, beginning with Italy where it is starting from scratch. The group's annual sales total about $40 million, $30 million of which are generated ...
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Rem Eyewear has named Keith Kamalich as vice president of...
Rem Eyewear has named Keith Kamalich as vice president of sales, effective April 9. Kamalich is an industry veteran with more than 26 years of optical and manufacturing experience. Prior to joining Rem, he worked for 15 years at Tura, where he served as vice president of sales and most ...
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Transitions Optical has promoted Jose Alves to general manager, Americas,...
Transitions Optical has promoted Jose Alves to general manager, Americas, with immediate effect. He succeeds Bertrand Roy, who will focus on his role as chief executive of Transitions Optical. Alves has been Transitions' general manager, Latin America since 2004. In his new role, his responsibilities will now include the North ...
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Transitions Optical has promoted Sherianne James, currently director of global...
Transitions Optical has promoted Sherianne James, currently director of global marketing, to vice president of marketing, and John Ligas, currently director of R&D, to vice president of R&D. Both promotions are effective immediately. James, who joined Transitions in 2011, was the first company's director of global consumer and professional insights, ...
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Satisloh has appointed Peter Lothes as president of Satisloh North...
Satisloh has appointed Peter Lothes as president of Satisloh North America. He replaces Larry Clarke, who was named president and chief operating officer of Satisloh AG last autumn and moved to Switzerland. Lothes will lead sales and operations in the U.S. and Canada. Most recently, Lothes worked at Essilor as ...
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Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the...
Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Pinon brings more than 15 years of experience in the action sports industry and international sales. Most recently, he served as head of sales for Europe at Neff Headwear. Prior to that, he ...
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Kering, the parent company of Electric, Puma, Gucci and other...
Kering, the parent company of Electric, Puma, Gucci and other sports and fashion brands that has set up Kering Eyewear (see the article in this issue), has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear ...
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Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun...
Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun off from Alliant Techsystems (ATK), has appointed a vice president of marketing, Brett Merrell, and a vice president of investor relations, Michael Pici. They report to Mark DeYoung, chairman and chief executive of Vista Outdoor. Merrell has been placed in ...
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John Weber, who has worked for six years as president...
John Weber, who has worked for six years as president of CooperVision, has been named chief executive of Vision-Ease, taking the place of Doug Hopper. The company's new owners would like to push its annual turnover from about $130 million to $500 million by adding substrates, coatings and other products ...
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CooperVision has announced three new roles at Sauflon. Sue Cockayne,...
CooperVision has announced three new roles at Sauflon. Sue Cockayne, Sauflon's director of professional services, has become professional services director for Europe. Myles Hustler, Sauflon's international marketing manager, has been named head of marketing for Europe. Finally, Sauflon's national sales manager for the U.K. and Ireland, Paul Maxwell, has been ...
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Shamir Optical Industry has promoted Raanan Naftalovich to president of...
Shamir Optical Industry has promoted Raanan Naftalovich to president of Shamir North America. For the past 10 years, Naftalovich has been the chief executive of Shamir Insight, the San Diego-based subsidiary of the spectacle lens manufacturer. In his new position, he will now oversee all of the Shamir sites and ...
