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Highmark Health has announced that its president and chief executive,...
Highmark Health has announced that its president and chief executive, David Holmberg, will become chairman of the board of directors of Highmark, Inc., one of its subsidiaries. Holmberg was named Highmark Health's president and chief executive in May 2014. Most recently, he was president of diversified businesses for Highmark, Inc. ...
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Antonio Bortuzzo is making his comeback to the eyewear industry...
Antonio Bortuzzo is making his comeback to the eyewear industry as head of the Americas for Kering Eyewear, the new company that will take care sooner or later of the eyewear lines of all the brands owned by the Kering group, including Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, ...
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Andrea Guerra, who left last September as chief executive of...
Andrea Guerra, who left last September as chief executive of Luxottica, has become a strategic adviser to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Guerra has also been elected as a member of the board of directors of Coach, the American leathergoods company that agreed in January to take over Stuart Weitzman, ...
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Michel Duranton, former sales director of Luxottica France, will become...
Michel Duranton, former sales director of Luxottica France, will become tomorrow the new general manager of Marcolin in France. He takes the place of Valerie Abbou, who is leaving after 16 years with the company.
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Frederic Laffort is Safilo's new country manager for the U.K....
Frederic Laffort is Safilo's new country manager for the U.K. and Ireland. He replaces Ermes Stefanutto in that role. Laffort will also lead the group's newly-established global department stores division in London. Laffort spent 16 years at Procter and Gamble, where he held various senior regional roles across Western Europe ...
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Safilo Group has made several appointments to boost its sales...
Safilo Group has made several appointments to boost its sales of sports eyewear and sports-inspired glasses, particularly under the Smith Optics brand, which has been under-represented outside the U.S. Joel Sandoz, former country manager for Switzerland, is channel leader for sports and outdoor lifestyle. The group has also appointed ...
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De Rigo Vision has appointed Iraj Kamili to general manager...
De Rigo Vision has appointed Iraj Kamili to general manager of De Rigo Vision USA. The company said the appointment of a new general manager for the U.S., combined with a reorganization plan, is part of the group's intention to strengthen its presence in the country and accelerate the growth ...
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Mark'ennovy has appointed Gary Daniels as its new sales director...
Mark'ennovy has appointed Gary Daniels as its new sales director for the U.K. and Ireland. Daniels brings to the post several years of experience in the contact lens industry and global companies such as Procter & Gamble and Mars. He will be responsible for driving the growth strategy of the ...
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David and Bradley Wells, joint managing directors of Sauflon Pharmaceutical,...
David and Bradley Wells, joint managing directors of Sauflon Pharmaceutical, have left the company. The brothers had held the position in the transition period since the acquisition of Sauflon by CooperVision for $1.2 billion in August 2014. They said that after spending 22 years in the business, they are now ...
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Optovista has announced a series of management changes in its...
Optovista has announced a series of management changes in its sales and marketing departments. Paolo Schieppati, the company's sales manager, has left Optovista to pursue new professional opportunities, effective Jan. 1. Luca Sciamanna, who has been with Optovista since 2009, has been appointed as the new sales director, with full ...
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Joseph (Joe) Tellier has become the chief executive of Ogi...
Joseph (Joe) Tellier has become the chief executive of Ogi Eyewear. It's a new position at the American accessible luxury company, where he and other officials have been working as a team. Sales have grown by 300 percent since he joined Ogi in September 2008 as vice president of global ...
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Jeff Grumbling, a seasoned industry executive who has been responsible...
Jeff Grumbling, a seasoned industry executive who has been responsible for Carl Zeiss Vision's lab operations on the U.S. West Coast for more than seven years, has been hired by OptoTech to act as chief operating officer of its North American ophthalmic division. He previously worked for Pearle Vision and ...
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CooperVision has appointed Gary Orsborn as vice president of global...
CooperVision has appointed Gary Orsborn as vice president of global professional & clinical affairs. He will be responsible for the management and development of the company's professional and clinical affairs strategy worldwide. Dr. Orsborn joined the company in 2013 and has served as senior director of global professional affairs. In ...
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Optovision has appointed a new international sales director, Thomas Beier,...
Optovision has appointed a new international sales director, Thomas Beier, who has spent 22 years in the ophthalmic optics industry, occupying major roles for important companies such as Essilor and Rodenstock. The 54-year-old Austrian native is expected to consolidate the position of the German manufacturer of progressive lenses in markets ...
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Kikuo Urayama will be the new president and chief executive...
Kikuo Urayama will be the new president and chief executive of Charmant USA, starting next month. He takes the place of Harry Aida, who is retiring after ten years in the position along with Bill Ferraro, vice president of finance for the U.S. subsidiary. Urayama acted most recently as chief ...
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Essilor plans to appoint a new president for its Canadian...
Essilor plans to appoint a new president for its Canadian office to replace Marc Tersigni, a former executive managing director of Essilor UK who is expected to move into a new role within the company. In Germany, meanwhile, we hear that Michael Brukner has taken the place of Marcel Phol ...
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Stefano Pessina, the 73-year-old billionaire who built up Alliance Boots,...
Stefano Pessina, the 73-year-old billionaire who built up Alliance Boots, is set to act as interim chief executive of Walgreen Boots Alliance after Walgreens' full takeover next February of Alliance Boots, parent company of Boots Opticians. Pessina is already executive chairman of Alliance Boots. Walgreens, whose shareholders will vote on ...
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After announcing new investments in its Italian manufacturing activities, Marchon...
After announcing new investments in its Italian manufacturing activities, Marchon has reported the promotion of its general manager of operations, Adriano De Sandre to the position of chief executive of its Italian subsidiary, with responsibility also for sales and product development. The present managing director, Giancarla Agnoli, will be honorary ...
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Andrea Guerra, who left as chief executive of Luxottica a...
Andrea Guerra, who left as chief executive of Luxottica a few months ago with a package of severance fees and shares worth about €46 million, has accepted a proposal by Italian Premier Matteo Renzi to act as his strategic adviser for one year, with no compensation. Guerra will officially assume ...
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Luca Strigiotti is the new managing director of Essilor Italia....
Luca Strigiotti is the new managing director of Essilor Italia. He was previously the company's sales and marketing director. Strigliotti has been for the last seven years chief executive of CBS Outdoor Italia, a leading market player in outdoor advertising. His promotion follows the recent appointment of the former MD ...
