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Eye Recommend Announces New CEO

CALGARY, AB – Eye Recommend announced Grant Larsen as their new CEO, replacing Ken Barbet, who Infoclip reported left Eye Recommend in July 2017.

Grant Larsen, MBA, has been the President of Digital ECP Inc. since 2014 and has a background in digital technology, consumer retail marketing, strategic consulting and education.

Dr. Howard Dolman, Chairman of the Board of Eye Recommend, said, “Grant’s engaging leadership style, deep eyecare experience and innovative technology background brings renewed opportunity to our growing organization and all our Members nationally. With the eyecare industry changing so quickly, Grant will continue to develop Eye Recommend’s value proposition for all our Members, current and prospective, vendor partners and the eyecare industry as a whole. Mr. Larsen brings almost 20 years of eyecare experience in North America as an executive, strategic consultant and business educator. His entrepreneurial experience in start-ups and healthcare technology will add an exciting perspective to the future of our network of independent optometry practices.”

Essilor Canada Introduces the Eyezen Scholarship Program

IMG_1427Essilor announces the new Eyezen Scholarship Program developed in collaboration with HumanWare and the En Vue Foundation. As of January 1, 2018, for every Eyezen lens sold in Canada, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Fondation En Vue. From this fund, the Fondation En Vue will donate up to five Prodigi Connect devices per year to students living with a visual impairment, to help them continue their postsecondary education.

“Eyezen lenses are designed to relax and protect the eyes of young adults even when they use digital screens for long periods of time. Today’s young people, whether they have perfect vision or a visual limitation, are hyper connected: the smart phone or laptop is never far away”, explains Jean-François Lacasse, Vice-President Marketing and business development-Essilor Canada. “That’s why we chose Eyezen lenses to propel this scholarship program.”

Photo at top, from left to right : Jean-François Lacasse, Vice-President Marketing and business development-Essilor Canada; Jean Reeves, President of board of directors- Fondation En Vue; Sarah Latendresse, Product Manager-Essilor Canada; Bruce Miles, President-HumanWare.

HumanWare’s Prodigi Connect system

 

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Safilo Grows in Colombia: Exclusive Partnership with Kronotime

Padua-Italy and Bogotá-Colombia – Safilo announces an exclusive distribution partnership for the Colombian market with Kronotime, leading local operator with longstanding excellence in distribution and brand building capabilities originating in jewellery.

Safilo will consequently be able to offer to the Colombian market its renowned brand portfolio of over 30 leading eyewear brands.

Kronotime has more than 50 years of proven success in the Colombian market, rooted in the discerning distribution of the highest quality and is today a key player in Colombia and Latin America, in retail and wholesale distribution with over 56 owned retail stores and 10 locally operated brands in over eight cities.

This announcement represents yet another step in Safilo’s development in Latin America, which is part of the growth acceleration plan for its Emerging Markets unit consistently with its 2020 Strategic Plan.

Click HERE for the full press release.

 

 

OWP Ladies: Delicate HD-acetate with Fine Metal Temples

The two new HD-acetate styles 2170 and 2171 (photo) in the OWP women’s collection are compact and lightweight. The intricate decor of the fine metal temple impresses with its clarity of form and a light decorative touch and, depending on the colour combination, either sets accents or blends in with a soft, tone-on-tone effect. The clear, feminine square lens of style 2171 presents itself in excitingly patterned shades such as black caramel, Bordeaux mocha or emerald green umbra.

Distributed by Lanctôt:  www.rlanctot.com

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