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Essilor Appoints New Community Relations Director

Essilor has announced the appointment of Community Relations Director, Sheila Bissonnette, as part of the company’s long-term community growth and development plans.

“We’re proud to continue to develop our relationships in the Canadian market and build on our success. This new position is part of our plan to streamline responsibility and management of our community engagement efforts and network communications with industry.” states Marc Tersigni, Chief Strategy Officer.

“Our focus is on supporting our internal and external communities and getting us to the goals we’ve set for Essilor Canada and our partners. This is a timely commitment based on our continued growth. Expanding key partnerships creates a need to strengthen our engagement efforts, in order to deliver the most impact with our stakeholders.” Tersigni states.

The community relations director will serve as Essilor’s national champion for enhanced corporate communications throughout Canada and promotion of effective industry relations.

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