Tura

Scott Sennett

Tura Inc., a member of The Eschenbach Group, has announced a series of executive leadership changes. Scott Sennett has joined the company as president and CEO. John Weir, in preparation for his retirement, will remain in an advisory role through the end of the year. Keith Kamalich has been promoted to executive vice president.

John Weir

Sennett was most recently president of the Oxford Apparel Group, now a division of LF USA, a subsidiary of Li & Fung Limited. Sennett, whose appointment became effective Oct. 3, will have responsibility for the general management of the company including strategic planning, brand management, marketing, inventory, design, product development and new business development.

Gunnar Optiks

Gunnar Optiks has hired Bjorn Jonsson as vice president of international sales. Jonsson’s prior experience includes senior executive roles with brands such as Oakley and Boost Mobile, where he led all international sales and marketing efforts. He currently serves as a professor of marketing at Vanguard University and as a board member for Dynamic Air Engineering.

OneSight

Dr. Jason Singh

OneSight, a non-profit charity dedicated to providing healthy vision, eyewear and sun protection, named Dr. Jason Singh to the newly created post of senior director, North America. In this role he is responsible for leading all OneSight charitable programs coordinated by North America, including fundraising, operations and planning/execution of global, regional and vision van clinics. For the past few years, Singh has been a key partner as OneSight has worked to define and develop strategic objectives to deliver sustainable vision care.

Will Be Missed… Sutherlin Optical’s Kim Scheidler

Kim Steven Scheidler, director of education at Sutherlin Optical, passed away Oct. 14. He was 58 years-old and lived in Blue Springs, Mo. Scheidler, who had a history of heart problems, had been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack the previous week. He was treated and released, but then had a fatal heart attack the following day, according to Steve Sutherlin, president of the Kansas City-based optical laboratory. 

After a lengthy career as a dispenser and consultant, Kim had a 21 year career at Sutherlin Optical, where he was one of the first in the industry to serve as a director of education. He trained countless ECPs and their staffs, advancing their knowledge of new product innovations, dispensing tips and tricks, proper use of tools, how to manage their dispensary, ABO and paraoptometric certification and many other areas. 

A memorial service in Scheidler’s honor was held in Blue Springs on Oct. 17. Contributions in memory of Scheidler may be made to Wayside Waifs.