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Ogi Eyewear Appoints New Senior Director of Operations

OgiEyewear_GlennSherlingOgi Eyewear announces Glenn Sherling as Senior Director of Operations. He joins the company in a new position in which he will be responsible for driving growth and the development of innovative business building strategies. Sherling will oversee and lead operations.

He is fully equipped to lead in operations management. Sherling provides a rare yet crucial expertise through his ability to deliver innovative solutions at a strategic leadership level.

Sherling’s background includes a wide range of business experience in management, marketing and leadership positions with a strong record of project management. He specializes in creating positive change and building high performance teams. Most recently he served as the Vice President of Marketing at AllOver Media, a pioneer in the outdoor media category.

“I am excited and thrilled to join Ogi Eyewear and be a part of the team. They have a great product portfolio and are well positioned for future growth,” states Glenn Sherling.

For further information, click HERE.

New Canadian Distributor Announced for Rodenstock Frame Lines

Rodenstock continued with its reorganization in Canada, announcing that the Rodenstock line of frames will now be distributed exclusively through Eyestock.ca.   The new distributor for frames is owned and operated by Jeremy Carvalho, formerly the Managing Director of Rodenstock Canada.  Carvalho is putting emphasis on providing high tech and high touch service, citing a user-friendly website and a knowledgeable sales team.  Other frame lines, including Rocco, Claudia Schiffer and Mercedes Benz will also be made available through the eyestock.ca website.

Reorganization of Rodenstock’s lens business, through the appointment of Plastic Plus as exclusive Canadian lens distributor, was made earlier this month.

For more information, click HERE.

 

Actavis Aquisition of Allergan Set to Proceed Early

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for Actavis’ pending acquisition of Allergan. The close of business record date has been set for January 22, 2015 for shareholder meetings.

The two companies combined will create one of the top 10 global growth pharmaceuticals with expected revenue of $23 billion in 2015.

Read the full press release here: http://agn.client.shareholder.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=890722

 

 

Carl Zeiss Meditech Posts Slight Revenue Gain, Increases R&D

Carl Zeiss Meditech, the surgical equipment and solutions group affiliated with Carl Zeiss AG, posted a modest 3% revenue gain in the financial year ending 2014, notwithstanding unfavourable currency affects and competitive pressures.

Total sales reached $1.278 billion CND, a slight increase from the $1.275 billion in the prior year. Profits before taxes were up 13.3%. Sales of the ophthalmic division declined 4.6% to $524 million CDN, due to strong competitiveness in the diagnostic equipment industry.

Overall Research and Development expenditures reached 11% of revenue, the highest level in three years. The group plans to make even further increases in R&D spending targeted in the ophthalmic surgical business even at the expense of short-term profitability.

The Americas region is the only one to have experienced a decline, with a drop in revenue of 9.4%, about 1/3 of which was due to currency changes.

Carl Zeiss Meditech has nearly 3,000 world-wide employees and is 65% held by Carl Zeiss AG, one of the world’s leading optical and optoelectronic corporations.

For more information: http://www.zeiss.com/content/dam/Meditec/downloads/pdf/press-releases/czm_2014_qiv_en.pdf

 

JOSEPH TALLIER APPOINTED NEW CEO OF OGI EYEWEAR

Ogi_JosephTallier2015Luxury wholesale optical company Ogi Eyewear has announced the appointment of Joseph Tallier as their new Chief Executive Officer.

Part of the Ogi Eyewear team for six years, he started as Vice President of Global Sales at the company. Tallier grew sales at Ogi Eyewear 300% by communicating the company’s value through marketing, leading the direction of the design vision, and promoting worldwide expansion.

Tallier became an equity partner in 2012 and has twenty-eight years of demonstrated success in the wholesale optical industry.

For more information, click HERE.

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