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Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new...
Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new multi-year license agreement with Revolution Eyewear covering sunwear and ophthalmic frames. As reported by Vision Monday, prototypes of the first men's collection will be exclusively previewed at Vision Expo East in New York in March, while the collection should be ...
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Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created...
Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created position of senior vice president of global sales and marketing. He will report directly to Peter Waszkiewicz, president and chief executive of the company. Ofodile joined Randolph on Nov. 12 from the Cross Water Group, where, as the founder and ...
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Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for...
Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for Canada for its Bench eyewear with Optiman Group and Vezina Optical Group, which distribute frames to thousands of independent opticians throughout the country. The deals were agreed following discussions at this year's Silmo trade show in Paris. Canada is the world's ...
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Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands...
Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands of helmets, goggles and apparel for snow sports and cycling, are taking their snow sports range to new markets such the Benelux countries, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the Czech Republic and the U.S. For ...
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Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management...
Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management of this German supplier of ophthalmic instruments and refraction units to Louise Meiners at the beginning of November because of his advanced age. Meiners has worked in the international ophthalmologic industry for over 15 years. She was a member of ...
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Céline Wurtz is the new secretary general of Gifo, the...
Céline Wurtz is the new secretary general of Gifo, the French optical industry association. She replaces Henri Venet, who has left the post to move into the metalworking sector. Prior to her new role, Wurtz was secretary general of Appamed, a French industry association in the area of medical devices. ...
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The contact lens division of Spectaris, the German optical industry...
The contact lens division of Spectaris, the German optical industry association, has elected Volker Grahl, chief executive of MPG&E, to be its new president. He succeeds Dr. Frank Seibel, previously working for Abbott Medical Optics. Grahl's objective is to further develop a manufacturer-neutral campaign for contact lenses and a common ...
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Marcolin is setting up a new office and showroom in...
Marcolin is setting up a new office and showroom in Hong Kong. Located in the Ocean Centre on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong, the space is divided into two separate areas, one for management and display, and the other for working in a dynamic spirit.
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Allison will open a new showroom in Barcelona by the...
Allison will open a new showroom in Barcelona by the end of this year. The showroom will be located in Paseo de Gracia 37, in a well-known shopping area of the city, a few steps from the Pedrera, the famous creation of Antoni Gaudì. The opening coincides with the arrival ...
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Reykjavik Eyes' collections are now distributed in France, thanks to...
Reykjavik Eyes' collections are now distributed in France, thanks to an exclusive distribution agreement that the brand has signed with a French distributor, Socodeix. Originally designed by an optician named Gunnar Gunnarsson in Iceland, the brand's models are made from a single sheet of titanium, to make them strong and ...
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Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions,...
Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions, with the distribution of its Cinemizer OLED multimedia glasses in the U.S. and Canada. Like OneButton, its European distributor for these glasses, Total 3D Solutions supplies retailers with special services related to 3D viewing. The multimedia glasses are available in ...
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CooperVision appointed Mark Harty as president of its European management...
CooperVision appointed Mark Harty as president of its European management team effective Oct. 8. Harty was most recently general manager of the medical and surgical division of United Drug (UK) Holdings. Previously, he held the positions of vice president and general manager at Boston Scientific, U.K.; president of Masimo PLC, ...
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Oliver Wriedt is the new country manager for northern Europe...
Oliver Wriedt is the new country manager for northern Europe at Cartiers Parfums & Lunettes. He gained experience at L'Oréal Germany as sales director for the division “cosmétique active.” At Cartiers Parfums & Lunettes, he will be responsible for the growing segment of corrective eyewear and sunglasses for the German, ...
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Jürgen Dömel, longtime president of the workers' council of the...
Jürgen Dömel, longtime president of the workers' council of the Carl Zeiss group, left the group on Oct. 11. Most recently, he was vice president of the supervisory board of Carl Zeiss AG. At the end of September, he gave up his seat as president of the workers' council of ...
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Continental Eyewear appointed a new sales manager for the U.K....
Continental Eyewear appointed a new sales manager for the U.K. Kevin Burton, coming from the bicycle sector, who will be covering London and the southeast of England. The company signed new distribution deals for Latvia and Portugal during Silmo.
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L.A. Eyeworks hired Keith Manship as new director of communications...
L.A. Eyeworks hired Keith Manship as new director of communications and retail operations at the beginning of October. He worked previously for the Canadian shoe manufacturer John Fluevog as marketing manager.
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Brulimar signed a new distribution contract for Poland with the...
Brulimar signed a new distribution contract for Poland with the company Primavision in July this year. The company is about to appoint a Russian distributor, too. For its team in the U.K., Brulimar engaged Les Johnson as sales manager, controlling the sales force out in the field.
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Flair signed a distribution contract for Argentina with Scheidtmann. The...
Flair signed a distribution contract for Argentina with Scheidtmann. The Argentinean distributor, who previously sold products from Silhouette, sells Flair's product range from November 2013.
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The French eyewear manufacturer Chamborelle is currently searching for a...
The French eyewear manufacturer Chamborelle is currently searching for a new sales agent in Canada, where it already has existing clients. Chamborelle sells 100,000 pairs per year, with export sales accounting for 15 percent.
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Logo, the French eyewear company, has appointed Miguel Lopez general...
Logo, the French eyewear company, has appointed Miguel Lopez general manager of its American subsidiary, based in Florida, which takes care of the whole American continent. Lopez, who was previously in charge of Latin America, takes the place of Guillaume Pottecher who has become the president of De Rigo Vision's ...
