Laura Viscovich.

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—Essilor has appointed Laura Viscovich as vice president corporate communications. She replaces Lucia Dumas who has decided to pursue a new opportunity outside the company.

Since joining the Essilor Group in 2006, Viscovich has held several senior communications positions, most recently serving as mission communications director. Prior to that, she gained corporate communications experience working agency-side and in-house at French-listed companies including Sperian Protection (Honeywell) and Ubisoft.

“Laura’s deep knowledge of Essilor’s mission and culture, combined with her extensive experience in designing global corporate communications strategies will be key to supporting the company’s future growth,” said Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, Essilor’s chief mission officer.