Adriano De Sandre.

MELVILLE, N.Y.—Marchon Eyewear, Inc. has named Adriano De Sandre as managing director, Marchon Italy, effective January 2015.

De Sandre has been general manager of operations for Marchon Italy since 2013. With a career ranging from management control to directing industrial operations in leading companies such as Fiat-Magneti Marelli and the Zambelli Group, De Sandre also has an extensive knowledge of the eyewear industry with over 20 years of experience working with companies such as Safilo and De Rigo. He held senior positions at Safilo including head of management control and planning and purchasing manager, and then at De Rigo, as director of industrial operations and member of the board.

“Thanks to his skills and knowledge of the sector, Adriano De Sandre will help ensure significant development of a globally strategic market like Italy, strengthening the importance of the subsidiary within the company, both in terms of research and innovation and production and sales,” said Claudio Gottardi, president and CEO of Marchon Eyewear. Gottardi added, “Indeed, given the indisputable excellence of Italian manufacturing, we are increasingly committed to strengthening our industrial investments in the territory.”