Frank Rescigna has been named to the new position of chairman of the Viva International Group. Mitch Barkley, a 20-year veteran of Viva, who is currently president and CEO, will continue in his present role until the end of the year, after which Rescigna will become president and CEO. Rescigna has 30 years of experience in the optical industry. He was most recently president of 1-800-CLIP-ONS and prior to that served as president and CEO of Marcolin USA and vice president of sales at Charmant.

Don Oakley has been named vice president of Ophthalmic Supply Chain and Services for VSP® Vision Care. Oakley joined VSP in 2006 to focus on supplier development strategy, bringing 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and operations management to the organization. Oakley's ophthalmic industry experience included serving as senior vice president of operations at Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc.

Amy Moore has been appointed as the new Product Director at Kenmark Group. She will be responsible for overseeing the concepts, design and development of product and merchandising materials for several collections at Kenmark. Moore joins from Colors In Optics, where she was the Design Director/Product Development. Prior to that, Moore was the Associate Director of Product Development at B. Robinson Optical.

Bob Jones has been appointed to the position of National Optical Sales Manager for Live Eyewear. Jones will focus primarily on developing and supporting Live Eyewear's key accounts in the optical market placeto ensure they are reaching their full potential in the OveRx category, and he will be based of the company's San Luis Obispo, California headquarters.

KBco, The Polarized Lens Company announces that Scott Gaber will be representing their line of polarized lens products in the Mid-South region – TX, OK, AR, NM, LA – of the United States. Scott is an optical industry veteran of 13 years. He started his company, Innovative Visual Products, in 2002.

Richard DeRisio has been hired by AMO as vice president, global regulatory affairs. In his new position, DeRisio will oversee development and execution of worldwide regulatory strategies for the company's new and existing products. Most recently, DeRisio was vice president, global regulatory affairs, at Kinetic Concepts, a medical technology company.

Christopher A. Holden will join the company as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. His appointment completes an extensive search for a successor to Ken P. McDonald, the company's current president and CEO. Holden is a healthcare industry veteran of more than 21 years, engaged during most of his career directly in multi-facility and multi-market healthcare management.

Richard Soden, OD, has been named vice president for clinical affairs at the SUNY College of Optometry. He will oversee the operations of the University Optometric Center. Soden, who has 25 years' experience in clinical practice and optometric education, is a 1979 graduate of the college. He has been associate chief of optometry service at the VA Medical Center in Northport, NY, and has a private practice in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY.