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VSP Global
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Donald J.
Ball Jr.
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VSP Global has named
Donald J. Ball Jr.
as its chief financial officer. Ball will replace former
vice president and CFO Patricia Cochran who recently retired
after 31 years, and report to chief executive officer, Rob
Lynch. Most recently, Ball was senior vice president and CFO
of Raley’s, a major grocery chain, and previously spent 19
years at global home furnishings giant, IKEA.
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Jim McGrann
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VSP Global has also named
Jim McGrann -
most recently Eyefinity/OfficeMate president - as chief
technology officer. Steve Baker, Eyefinity/OfficeMate’s
current chief technology officer, has been named president
of Eyefinity/OfficeMate, succeeding McGrann. Baker will
report to McGrann in his new role.
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Steve Baker
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McGrann has served as
Eyefinity/OfficeMate’s
president since Eyefinity and OfficeMate merged following
VSP’s acquisition of Marchon Eyewear in August of 2008.
Prior to that, McGrann served as both senior vice president
and chief information officer at Marchon Eyewear, and CEO of
OfficeMate Software Solutions since 1999. Prior to the
merger of Eyefinity and OfficeMate, Baker served as
Eyefinity’s president from 2007 to 2008 and was then named
chief technology officer.
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SECO International
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Ron Bannister
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Ron Bannister, OD, of Thomasville, Ga.,
was elected president of the SECO International organization
at last month’s annual meeting in Atlanta. Bannister
succeeded Jonathan Shrewsbury, OD, of Beaver Dam, Ky., who
became SECO's immediate past president.
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Also elected to offices within SECO
International were Neil Draisin, OD, of Charleston, S.C.,
president-elect; Ronald Foreman, OD, of Lake City, Fla.,
vice president; Darby Chiasson, OD, of Cut Off, La.,
treasurer; and James Herman, OD, of Hurricane, W. Va.,
secretary.
CIBA Vision
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Jan Wagner
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CIBA Vision has named
Jan Wagner its vice
president, North American marketing. Wagner succeeded George
Pastrana, who is now CIBA’s VP of customer satisfaction.
Wagner was previously category marketing director for pain
products at Novartis.
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PPG Industries
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Brett Craig
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PPG Industries has appointed
Brett Craig
vice president, PPG. He remains president of Transitions
Optical and will report directly to Richard C. Elias, PPG
senior vice president, optical and specialty materials.
Craig joined Transitions Optical in July 1999 as general
manager/managing director, Asia/Pacific. In 2002, he was
named general manager/managing director for Europe, Middle
East and Africa. In mid-2006, Craig assumed the role of
chief operating officer and provided day-to-day leadership
for the global business.
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The Vision Council
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Mike Daley
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Election of officers and new directors by
the membership of the Vision Council took place during the
organization's annual Executive Summit in January.
Re-elected for the second of two possible one-year terms
were: chairman, Mike Daley, Essilor; vice-chairman, Jamie
Shyer, Zyloware; secretary-treasurer, Doug Hepper,
Vision-Ease, and immediate-past chairman, Larry Clarke,
Satisloh.
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Larry Clarke
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Elected for a three-year term as
directors joining the board are: Gerard Santinelli,
Santinelli International, Inc. and Marty Bassett, Walman
Optical. Also re-elected were directors: Pierre Fay,
Luxottica; Don Howard, Kenmark; Dick Russo, Safilo; Dave
Cole Transitions; Fred Howard, Carl Zeiss Vision; Steve
Rappoport, L'Amy America; and Mike Hundert, REM Eyewear.
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SoloHealth
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Tony I. Sommer, Jr.
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SoloHealth has announced that
Tony I. Sommer, Jr., will be joining the management team as vice
president, sales and marketing. Sommer comes to SoloHealth
with almost six years of eyecare industry experience in
marketing and sales as an executive with CIBA Vision, where
he and his teams won awards for innovation, marketing
breakthroughs, and distinguished performance, including the
company’s Country of the Year award for his team’s
performance in North America.
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Hoya Vision Care Europe
Hoya has appointed Hans Werquin as CEO of
Hoya Vision Care Europe, effective April 1. He will report
to Gerald W. Bottero, who has been leading the European
branch in the past five years. Bottero will remain CEO of
Hoya Vision Care globally. Werquin has 20 years experience
in the optical industry and is currently president of Hoya
Lens Belgium and Hoya Lens France.
Optelec US
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Andre Hardy
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Optelec US has announced that
Andre Hardy
has been appointed president. Hardy is responsible for
spearheading and expanding corporate and product strategy,
business development, and overseeing all finance,
operations, sales and marketing initiatives. Since joining
Optelec US in 2007 as vice president of sales and marketing,
Hardy has expanded the company’s product sales,
distribution channels, and industry relationships.
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Vistakon
VISTAKON® has named Arthur Shedden, MD,
MBA, Medical Safety Officer, Professional Development,
responsible for pre- and post-marketing product assessment
from a medical safety perspective. He will continue
overseeing Medical Affairs for Pharmaceutical Products
reporting to Colleen Riley, OD, MS, FAAO, Dipl CL, Vice
President of Professional Development.
Will be Missed…
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Clarence L. “Chauncey” Wheaton
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Clarence L. “Chauncey” Wheaton of
Palm Harbor Florida, formerly Geneva NY, passed away
peacefully on February 12th. Clarence served in the Army and
the Korean War, achieving rank of Corporal. He was employed
with Shuron Textron in New York from 1963-1970 and Precision
Optical from 1970-1977 before relocating to Florida.
Clarence then briefly worked for Shuron Textron again at the
Tampa location in 1977 and 1978 before starting his own
business Wheaton Optical Service in 1978.
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Wheaton Optical Services operated until
1995 when Jeff Wheaton took over and formed Star Optical
Service. Clarence continued with Star Optical Service until
2001 when Vision Systems Inc was founded. He worked with VSI
up to only about a year ago when his health started to
decline. He is survived by his son Jeff Wheaton, President
of Vision Systems Inc. His daughter in law Tracy Wheaton
Accounts Manager of Vision Systems Inc. His son Stephen
Wheaton Northeast Sales Manager of Santinelli International,
his son Gregory Wheaton Senior Ophthalmic Technician of
Vision Systems Inc. And his Grandsons Christopher and Dylan
Wheaton Ophthalmic Technicians at Vision Systems
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