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New Look Vision Group Announces CFO Appointment

Montreal, Quebec: La société New Look Vision Group announced the appointment of Tania M. Clarke, CPA, CA, and CPA-US as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to take effect on February 12, 2018.

Ms. Clarke is an experienced senior financial executive with over 20 years of experience with both public and private companies in various industries principally in Canada. For the past three years she has served as chief financial officer of a TSX listed company with well-known banners and an extensive corporate and franchised network in the restaurant chain business across Canada. Her previous experience includes having served as executive vice-president, chief financial officer or controller of companies in the specialty coffee and coffee maker industry as well as in the stationary, gift and toy business. A native of Montreal, Ms. Clarke is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-US) and is a graduate of Concordia University (B.Com and Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy). She began her career at a major Canadian audit firm.

Antoine Amiel, the President of New Look Vision, stated that: “We welcome Tania to the senior management team. Her track record and experience, more recently with multi-site retail, but also with financing, acquisitions and reporting for publicly listed companies will fit in well with our current strategic and operating priorities at New Look Vision. She will continue to be based in Montreal and in addition to her duties and responsibilities as chief financial officer will assist me with investor relations”.

Source: New Look

 

 

Valeant Will Pay $96.25 Million to Resolve Allergan Litigation

Valeant Pharmaceuticals announced the parties in the cases of Basile v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Timber Hill LLC v. Pershing Square Capital Management, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California have preliminarily agreed to resolve the claims of the litigation for $290 million, subject to the court’s approval.

Valeant will pay $96.25 million, or 33 percent, of the settlement under the terms of a recently revised Litigation Management Agreement with the other defendants. Additionally, as part of the agreement, the Company and the other defendants admit no wrongdoing.

Source: http://ir.valeant.com/news-releases/2017/12-29-2017-175601344

Westgroupe Welcomes New Export Sales Manager

MONTREAL, QC – WestGroupe announces the appointment of Wallatta Delvaille to the position of Export Sales Manager.

Wally has been an integral part of WestGroupe for the past 10 years. She began her career in the optical industry with WestGroupe in 2007 in the international customer service division, and she was quickly promoted to department manager. In 2014, Wally took over the Eastern Ontario territory as a Sales Representative to expand her expertise.

“Wally’s successful track record in sales, combined with her experience managing the international division gives her a unique perspective & makes her the ideal person to expand WestGroupe’s business into the global market. It makes me very happy to see us continue to promote and expand from within. I think we are very blessed to be with a company that continues to grow,” says Michael Debono, Executive Vice-President of Global Sales.

“I am very excited about the growth at WestGroupe. I look forward to starting my new role as the Export Manager and further developing our international business,” says Wallatta Delvaille.

Taron Sutcliffe Named VP of Eschenbach Optik of America

Eschenbach announces the appointment of Taron Sutcliffe, currently CFO of the company, as Vice President and Officer of the Corporation.

Taron’s new title, commensurate with her elevation and new  fiduciary responsibility, includes becoming the Secretary and Treasurer of the Corporation and became effective on December 14, 2017. Taron has worked as Eschenbach’s CFO since January 1, 2017 and has had a profound impact on the business, establishing herself as a leader and conscientious custodian of Eschenbach’s assets, financial strategy and distribution activities.

 

Click HERE for the full press release.

 

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