Signet Armorlite

Bruno Salvadori

Signet Armorlite’s board of directors has appointed Bruno Salvadori as chairman of the board, replacing Carl Bracy. Salvadori had previously served as president and CEO of the San Marcos-based spectacle lens maker since 1993. Bracy remains senior vice president of marketing and new business for Signet Armorlite’s parent company, Essilor of America. Signet Armorlite’s board of directors has selected Brad Staley to replace Salvadori as president. Staley joined Essilor of America in 2007 as vice president of the company’s operations and technology group.

TLC Laser Eye Centers George Neal TLC Laser Eye Centers has appointed George Neal chief executive officer. Neal joins TLC with more than 25 years of experience in the ophthalmic industry. Most recently, he served as division vice president, global sales and international marketing, with Santa Ana, Calif.-based Abbott Medical Optics. Prior to Abbott, he was vice president of corporate development for Eyeonics; he also held positions with Alcon Labs, Allergan Optical and Procter & Gamble.  VSP Global Stuart Thomas VSP Global announced that its board elected Stuart J. Thomas, OD as chairman of the board for a term of two years. A practicing optometrist in Athens, Ga. for 28 years, Dr. Thomas has served on the VSP board of directors since 2005 and as vice chairman since 2010.  Prevent Blindness America Brette McClellan Prevent Blindness America (PBA) has announced that Brette McClellan, vice president, health policy government affairs of Alcon, has been elected to its National Board of Directors. McClellan has previously volunteered for PBA by helping to orchestrate two Congressional Vision Caucus (CVC) Capitol Hill events hosted jointly by AdvaMed’s Ophthalmic Sector and PBA. The CVC is a bicameral and bipartisan coalition of more than 100 Congressional Members focusing on three priority areas: research, prevention/public health and access to treatment and rehabilitation.  Cherry Optical Adam Cherry Cherry Optical has announced that Adam Cherry has acquired a majority stake in the ownership of the company. Cherry Optical was founded by Joe and Lynn Cherry in 1999. Their son, Adam, has worked for Cherry Optical since its inception. Cherry Optical has 38 employees and services customers in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and across the country.  Maui Jim Andrew Cheung Maui Jim has announced that it opened offices in Hong Kong’s Coda Design Centre on April 1. Headed by Andrew Cheung, managing director of Maui Jim Asia Limited, the company will offer a full complement of sales, distribution and marketing support services, as well as its complete portfolio of sunglasses, to opticians and optical stores throughout Asia. Cheung joined Maui Jim from Bushnell Performance Optics Asia Ltd., maker of Serengeti and Bolle eyewear brands. Appalachian College of Optometry Currently in the development stages, the Appalachian College of Optometry has named Brian D. Looney, OD, as its founding president. Looney is the president of Looney Eyecare with offices in Virginia and W.Va. He graduated with honors in 1996 with a doctorate of optometry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Optometry. The optometry school is currently working toward accreditation to offer a four-year doctorate of optometry degree and is projected to admit its first students in 2014.