Al Gleek has been named executive director commercial operations, North America for Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens. Gleek will expand his current role with Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens to be responsible for sales, marketing, new business and product development as well as the branded sunglass Rx programs for Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens in North America. He succeeds Mark Espinet, former commercial director of the Americas. Reporting to Al Gleek will be Zemia Garrett, key account manager, North America.

Jim Misco has been named vice president of sales at Signet Armorlite. Misco, who had been vice president of marketing, will relocate to Indiana, where he will head the company's sales group for North America, and will report to Ed DeRosa, the executive vice president. Jan Kubiak will continue her responsibilities as marketing manager, and also will now report to DeRosa.

Chris Gallagher has joined Younger Optics as a retail lens consultant to the Southern United States. Based out of Birmingham, Alabama, he will lend support to dispensaries in his home state as well as parts of Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Arkansas. Gallagher brings more than fourteen years' of optical experience. He graduated from the University of South Alabama and has worked with both National and Independent Optometrists as Retail Manager, Lab Manager and General Manager.

Base Curve has appointed Valerie Lawrence, to Sales Representative – Inland Empire/ San Bernardino area. In this position, she will handle the sales of both Carolina Herrera Eyewear and John Varvatos Eyewear to optical and non-optical accounts in this territory and will report directly to Boyd Krueger, sales director - western region. Lawrence's background in the eyewear industry includes sales for Marchon Eyewear, Sola Optical, Signet Armorlite and Linden Optometry.

John Hemphill has joined Briot as National Accounts Manager. He will be responsible for continuing to grow Briot's share in the optical retailer market. Hemphill brings more than 10 years of experience in the optical industry. Prior to joining Briot USA, he spent 7 years as a territory sales manager for a finishing equipment company and several years in the wholesale lab market.

Live Eyewear has appointed Michelle McIntire to the position of Optical Marketing Manager. McIntire is responsible for executing the marketing promotions, public relations and branding campaigns for Live Eyewear's optical division.

A. Robert D. Bailey has been named corporate vice president and general counsel at Bausch & Lomb. Bailey, 44, was most recently vice president, assistant general counsel and assistant secretary for the Company. Bailey re-joined Bausch & Lomb in 1997 after serving as associate general counsel and assistant secretary at Goulds Pumps, Inc. from 1995-1997. He first joined at Bausch & Lomb as counsel from 1994 to 1995. He began his legal career as an associate with what is now the Nixon Peabody law firm in Rochester, N.Y.

Alan H. Farnsworth, Bausch & Lomb corporate senior vice president and president of the company's Europe, Middle East and Africa region, has been appointed to the board of trustees for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness/VISION 2020. The Right to Sight is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, coordinated jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, with an international membership of NGOs, professional associations, eye care institutions and corporations.

The ICO has elected its Board of Trustees members. The following professionals have been elected officers: Richard S. Kattouf, OD, DOS, chairman of the board, Kattouf Consulting Services, Bonita Springs, Fla.; Michael V. Favia, secretary, from the law firm of Michael V. Favia and Associates, Chicago; and Millicent Knight, OD, treasurer, owner of North Shore Eye Center, Evanston, Ill.