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LCA-Vision
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Last month refractive surgery firm LCA-Vision promoted David Thomas—formerly the company’s senior vice president of operations—to chief operating officer. In addition, Rhonda Sebastian rejoined
LCA-Vision as senior VP of human resources, replacing Stephen Jones, who left the company. Thomas’s responsibilities include leading
LCA-Vision’s marketing activities and managed care programs, as well as overseeing its national call center. |
Practical Systems, Inc.
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PSI has announced J.C. Wilkerson as their new Technical Sales Manager in the Northeastern U.S. He will represent PSI’s line of supplies and equipment for surfacing and finishing labs. J.C. is an optical industry veteran with over 23 years experience in lab management, lens processing system sales, technical services and product management. He most recently was a Lab and Order Fulfillment Center Director for a large optical laboratory. |
Fusion Eyewear, Inc.
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Fusion Eyewear has named Darin Nathan to the new position of Executive Vice President. Prior to joining Fusion, Nathan served as Director of Sales for Sama Eyewear. During his tenure, he managed all sales related activity, which included all account executives in North America and all distributors worldwide. |
Nidek Founder Hideo Ozawa Passes Away
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Hideo Ozawa, the founder and chairman of the board of Nidek Co., Ltd. passed away on June 16, 2009, at a hospital in
Gamagori, Japan. He was 79 years old. In 1971, Ozawa led six people to found Nidek in
Gamagori, Japan. His goal was to link optics and electronics. The company’s first big success came in 1973 when it developed the first Xenon photocoagulator in Japan. In 1982, Nidek introduced the first auto-refractor.
Ozawa’s global vision led to successful subsidiaries in the U.S., France, and Italy. He received the prestigious "Order of the Rising Sun" award from the emperor of Japan in 2004. |
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