New Look Vision Announces Senior Management Appointments Changes
Friday, October 27 2017 | 00 h 00 min | Appointments, News, Press Release
Montreal, Quebec: Following the closing of the acquisition of Iris, le groupe visuel (1990) inc., Antoine Amiel, President and Director of New Look Vision Group Inc. announces the following senior management appointments and changes.
Éric Babin has been appointed as the new President of Iris, responsible for the overall operations of the company. Éric has been with Iris since 1998, most recently as Vice-President, Communications and Information Technologies and as a director. He has broad industry experience and is well acquainted with the Iris operations. He will be replacing Dr. Michael Chaiken O.D., who has retired as President.
At the same time, Dr. Sylvain Boucher O.D. will be joining the Iris board of directors. Sylvain is the President and CEO of Ergoresearch Ltd., is an optometrist by training and was with the Iris group from 1996 through 2005. His duties at the time included operations and development.
Effective November 7, 2017, Mario Pageau will be appointed Senior Vice-President, New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff, responsible for the operations of these two banners. Currently, he is Senior Vice-President, Optical Products and Services. Mario, an optician by training, joined New Look Vision in 1987 and has a broad range of experience across all aspects of the optical industry, including retail and manufacturing.
Mario will be replacing Martial Gagné who will be retiring as President of New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff, effective November 7, 2017, to pursue career opportunities in another industry. Martial has been President of New Look Eyewear since January 2008 and with the company since 2001. Martial will continue to serve on the board of directors of New Look Vision.
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