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May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

CooperVision Appoints Alex Wilkes as President, Americas

CooperVision has named Alex Wilkes as President, Americas, effective June 14. Wilkes brings more than a decade of experience in the eye care industry, having most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Pearle Vision at Luxottica.

At CooperVision, Wilkes will be responsible for the executive leadership and driving the growth of the company’s largest region, determining the strategic direction for the United States, Canada, and Latin America. He will be based at CooperVision’s offices in Victor, N.Y.

“In the years Alex has spent in vision care, he has led the expansion of one of the largest franchises in the industry, working directly with eye care professionals to build their businesses while playing a key role in branding, marketing, operations, product strategy, and supply chain management,” said Mark Harty, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, CooperVision. “Alex’s proven track record of driving growth, developing market-shifting strategies, and leading high-performing teams is sure to benefit CooperVision and our customers in the years ahead.”

“The current pace of change in the optical category is unprecedented, and I’m thrilled to join the talented team at CooperVision to deliver some of the most innovative products in the market to eye care professionals and their patients,” said Wilkes. “I have admired CooperVision for many years and I am completely aligned with the values and direction of the company.”

Wilkes joined Luxottica in 2010 as Senior Director of Strategy and Business Development, where he was responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of several growth initiatives for LensCrafters. In 2012, he was promoted to the Vice President of Vision Care for LensCrafters. As part of the executive leadership team, he had responsibility for 3,000 eye care professionals, all clinical services, and the company’s contact lens portfolio.

Wilkes succeeds Jerry Warner, who was promoted to President of CooperVision in February 2022.

Click HERE for the full press release.

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

Bausch + Lomb Receives Health Canada Approval of LUMIFY® Redness Reliever Eye Drops

Bausch + Lomb announced that Health Canada has approved LUMIFY^® (brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution 0.025% w/v), the first and only over the counter (OTC) eye drop developed with low-dose brimonidine tartrate to relieve redness of the eye due to minor eye irritations for adults.

“With Health Canada’s approval of LUMIFY^®, we are excited to be able to now offer Canadians a new option to help relieve their red, irritated eyes,” said Joe Gordon, president, Global Consumer, Surgical and Vision Care.

LUMIFY^® works by selectively targeting redness and thereby reducing the potential for side effects such as rebound redness and tachyphylaxis. In clinical trials, LUMIFY^® eye drops demonstrated significant reduction in ocular redness seen as early as one minute and persisted up to eight hours. An in-home-use-study with over 300 participants also resulted in a 95% satisfaction rating for the product.

LUMIFY^® is expected to be available at all major pharmacy retailers in Canada by July 2022 in both 3.5 mL and 7.5 mL size formats.

Click HERE for the full press release.

May 24, 2022May 18, 2022

Lanvin Unveils New Mother and Child Sunglasses

These feminine sunglasses are designed in an oversized rectangular silhouette, crafted in lightweight acetate. The iconic Mother and Child logo is placed on the temples in shiny gold, while hollowed temple tips have been designed to host the Lanvin eyewear chain.

Offered in four classic colorations, including a tiger-striped acetate as seen on the featured model.

Distributed by Marchon: www.marchon.com

May 21, 2022May 19, 2022

A Successful First Half Year for ZEISS

The positive trend continues at the ZEISS Group, which had a positive end to the first six months of fiscal year 2021/22 (ended 31 March 2022) that was significantly higher than the very good result seen in the previous year: revenue increased by 20% to 4.1 billion euros (prior year: 3.4 billion euros). At 736 million euros, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) were also significantly higher than the prior-year period (prior year: 591 million euros). The EBIT margin is 18%. The high level of incoming orders also continued in the first half of the new fiscal year. Incoming orders increased to 5.49 billion euros (prior year: 4.20 billion euros).

“We have had a good start to the fiscal year with revenue in the first half of the year once again exceeding the very good level from last year. All four ZEISS segments have contributed to this considerable growth dynamic despite challenging conditions,” said Dr. Karl Lamprecht, President & CEO of ZEISS. “We have a global setup, a broad portfolio and have even increased our expenditure on research and development. We are reaping the benefits of this at the moment, and this is reflected in our half-year figures, our growth and our capacity for innovation.”

To date, ZEISS has also been in a position to maintain the high level of incoming orders and revenue in the first half of the new fiscal year with considerable growth dynamics across all four segments.

Click HERE for the full press release and financial results.

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

SILMO Paris 2022: Return to Normalcy

After the successful 2021 reunion, the upcoming edition heralds a return to normalcy and the much-awaited SILMO Paris. This is an invitation to plunge back into the frenzied pace of the optical and eyewear industry, to inspire its present and shape its future.

Four months from the opening, they are raring to go. Loyal, historical, new, corporate, or start-up, the exhibitors all share a single ambition: to surf on the dynamic of this upcoming edition, which promises to be one-of-a-kind.

An international business hub and a platform for the launches of new collections and brands, SILMO Paris is THE not-to-be-missed event. For 89% of exhibitors and 93% of visitors, this event is essential to the sector for so many reasons: the irresistible conviviality of the trade fair, its extensive choice of brands and products, and the way it combines information with training, innovation, futurology and creativity.

Indeed, creativity is at the heart of the optical and eyewear industry, and SILMO Paris is its reflection and source of unconditional support. In this approach, and for the next edition, the trade fair will be launching a new Optical Design Contest 2022, of which the jury will be presided by the designer and artistic director Emmanuel Gallina. That challenge will showcase the work of up-and-coming creative minds and tomorrow’s talents!

SILMO Paris, ever committed to keeping track of the industry’s businesses throughout the year, created SILMO news.

SILMO news is a monthly show that sheds light on the sector in an original way and that explores the extensiveness of the trade fair, which lives in the present and looks to the future.

The next show, to be broadcast on May 24 at 2 p.m. on the SILMO Paris social media accounts, will feature the captologist Dominique Cuvillier, who will unveil the trends to come.

Save the date: September 23 to 26, 2022 at Paris Nord Villepinte.

Click HERE for the full press release.

CooperVision Appoints Alex Wilkes as President, Americas

Bausch + Lomb Receives Health Canada Approval of LUMIFY® Redness Reliever Eye Drops

Lanvin Unveils New Mother and Child Sunglasses

A Successful First Half Year for ZEISS

SILMO Paris 2022: Return to Normalcy

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