By Staff
Friday, July 26, 2024 12:24 AM
OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Independent premium eyewear brand
Raen has announced the appointment of Jesse Northcott as the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Northcott brings over 10 years of experience in finance and operations across leading industry brands to Raen, the company said.
By Staff
Friday, July 26, 2024 12:21 AM
LONGARONE—
Marcolin has announced the appointment of Andrea Vincenzo Virgilio as the company’s new group operations director, effective July 15, 2024. In this role, the company stated, Virgilio takes charge of the Group’s manufacturing facilities, research and development, product compliance and supply chain departments.
By Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:21 AM
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—
Latinos en Optometry, a non-profit association dedicated to gaining a broader representation of Latinos and Spanish-speaking professionals within the optometry and larger eyecare professional community, announced the appointment of Angelica Cifuentes, OD, to the Latinos en Optometry Advisory Board.
By Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:18 AM
BEND, Ore.—
Osheru, a medical device company specializing in innovative solutions for skin surgery, has completed a $4.7 million funding round to accelerate the development and commercialization of its Ziplyft device for blepharoplasty surgery.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:21 AM
GOLDEN, Colo—
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS), a global fundraising initiative that targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error, has announced that executive director Lois Schoenbrun, CAE (Retired), FAAO, will retire from the organization in December 2024.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 12:18 AM
MIAMI—
Avulux, the company behind the lens that blocks harmful light wavelengths linked to migraine attacks, has announced that Brant Southwell has joined the company as chief commercial officer.
By Staff
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 12:24 AM
MARIETTA, Ga.—
McGee Group, a leader in the design and manufacturing of branded eyewear, has announced the appointment of Gina Kwok as marketing director. Kwok joins McGee after a distinguished career at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Atlanta, where she served as associate chair of luxury and brand management and associate chair and professor of fashion marketing and management. Before joining SCAD, Kwok served as vice president of marketing at Boxcraft and vice president of apparel marketing at AmericasMart.
By Staff
Monday, July 15, 2024 12:15 AM
PEMBROKE, N.C.—During a special meeting held on July 9, the Board of Trustees named Dr. Rich Castillo the founding dean of the school of optometry at the
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP).
By Staff
Friday, July 12, 2024 12:18 AM
ALPHARETTA, Ga.—
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company, has announced the appointment of Glenn C. Yiu, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology at the University of California, Davis, to its scientific advisory board.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 12:27 AM
DULUTH, Ga.—
National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE), one of the largest optical retail companies in the U.S., has announced the appointment of Mark Banner as the company’s new chief stores officer, effective July 8, 2024. Banner is transitioning into the role previously held by Sharon Petitt due to her planned retirement. A specialty retailer who joins the company after a seven-year tenure at Sleep Number, the company stated, Banner brings team leadership expertise in sales, sales operations, digital, promotion and real estate.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 12:21 AM
OAKLAND, N.J.—
Topcon Healthcare, Inc., a provider of ophthalmic devices and software solutions, has announced the appointment of M. Lance Patton as its chief commercial officer.
By Staff
Monday, July 1, 2024 12:21 AM
LONGARONE, Italy—De Rigo Group S.p.A. announced on Friday changes in its North American leadership. Alessandro Baronti, who has served as president of
De Rigo Rem for the past six and a half years, will leave the organization at the end of July. On July 8, Jeff Fitzhugh will step into the role of president of De Rigo Rem.
By Staff
Monday, June 24, 2024 12:18 AM
MADRID—
Indizen Optical Technologies, a global leader in ophthalmic technology, has announced the appointment of Dr. José Alonso, a distinguished vision scientist, co-founder and longtime senior advisor of IOT, as its chief innovation officer.
By Staff
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 12:18 AM
MILAN—As was planned at the beginning of her term as president of
ANFAO, the Italian Association of Optical Goods Manufacturers, current president Lorraine Berton has additionally taken on the role of president of the subsidiary IES Srl, the service company which manages a number of activities, including Mido, according to an announcement from ANFAO.
By Staff
Friday, June 7, 2024 12:24 AM
PASADENA, Calif.—Susy Yu, OD, MBA, FAAPO, Dipl AAO, has been appointed as the new vision services administrator for the
Southern California Permanente Medical Group effective June 3, 2024, succeeding Mitch Rutledge, the group announced. Most recently, Dr. Yu served as the regional director of business strategy and operations support for Vision Essentials at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. According to the group, she is a national advocate for the field of optometry, having served on several boards including the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry, and the California State Board of Optometry.