SOMERVILLE, N.J.— Marcolin USA has appointed Chris Robinson as the company’s new senior vice president of sales for the optical channel and Tom Carberry as senior vice president of commercial operations, according to an announcement from the company.

Both Robinson and Carberry will report directly to Fabrizio Gamberini, CEO of Marcolin USA Eyewear Corp.

Robinson will be responsible for leading, driving and managing change, as well as identifying opportunities across the optical channel organization. Carberry will be focused in improving the overall commercial operations and devising a strategy for improving customer service development, training, sales operation and overall sales and product performance management.

Gamberini said, “Chris Robinson and Tom Carberry are both outstanding leaders, with the right blend of characteristics—passion for eyewear, drive, sales and customer service leadership as well as intellect to guide results, in the complexity of a growing organization that is both brands oriented and product development focused.”

Robinson and Carberry were both previously executives at Safilo USA.