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Global Optics
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Barbara Vitchus
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Global Optics has appointed Barbara
Vitchus as general manager. She takes over the
organization’s leadership from Tex Williams, who,
with his management team, has built Global Optics’
structure and operations for the past 40 years.
Vitchus has an extensive background in operations
management, finance, labor relations and contract
negotiations. She has held management positions in a
variety of industries, most recently serving as
general manager for G&K Services, an apparel
industry supplier.
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Pro Fit Optix
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Brigitte Bazelais
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Pro
Fit Optix (PFO) has appointed Brigitte Bazelais
as chief financial officer. She is responsible
for overseeing all financial and accounting
aspects, as well as helping to manage human
resources. Prior to joining PFO, Bazelais was
the accounting manager for SourceCorp TBG, LP, a
specialized tax accounting firm, in the areas of
LIFO, cost segregation, energy tax savings, and
research and development.
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REM Eyewear
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Mitch Sebolsky
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REM
Eyewear has appointed Mitch Sebolsky as director
of marketing. In his new role, Sebolsky is
tasked with “infusing creative ingenuity into
REM’s advertising and awareness techniques and
tailoring traditional, digital and guerilla
campaigns to each brand’s unique DNA,”
according to the company. He will also be
responsible for strategizing high-impact
outreach, utilizing social media, product
placement and key partnerships.
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Stanley Pearle Passes Away…
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Vision care
pioneer and optical industry icon, Stanley
Pearle, OD, founder of Pearle Vision, died in
Dallas last month at the age of 92. According to
a statement from the company, Dr. Pearle passed
away peacefully at home, surrounded by family
and friends.
By combining quality eyecare, friendly
service and savvy marketing strategy, Pearle
became a nationally recognized brand name and
the first optical retailer in America to sell
eyewear coast-to-coast.
Pearle founded Pearle Optical in 1961 with a
single store in Savannah, Georgia. In 1981 he
began offering franchises, and in that same year
he established the Pearle Vision Foundation –
a non-profit now known as the OneSight Research
Foundation. The OneSight Research Foundation
supports eye health research and invests in
students pursuing a Doctor of Optometry degree
via the Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship Fund.
Dr. Pearle is survived by three of his four
children, 10 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the
family requests donations be made in his memory
to the OneSight Research Foundation to benefit
the Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship Fund.
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