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Glimpses LUXOTTICA WHOLESALE N.A. ANNOUNCES A NEW CUSTOMER CENTRIC SALES Luxottica Wholesale North America, which serves over 20,000 customers in the U.S. and Canada, is perfecting its commercial structure by creating dedicated teams focused on the Optical and Premium Sun markets. Ludo Ladreyt has been appointed to the newly-created role of Senior Vice President, Sales for the N.A. Optical Channel. Ludo most recently served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Canada. Under his leadership, the organization delivered record growth last year in Canada during a key transitional moment. Prior to Canada, Ludo successfully built the US Key Account Channel to serve the growing needs of both National and Regional accounts. All optical customers from Independent to Key Account will now be served under one dedicated and customer-centric sales structure. Reporting to Ludo will be Alessandro Baronti and Nicola Perini (US Independents), Alessandro Lucanto (Key Accounts), Jennifer Brown (Business Development) and the Canadian Independent and Key Account channels. Leading the further development of the Premium Sun category in N.A., Peter Guthy, will continue as Vice President of Sales for Department Stores. Peter and his team also oversee the Boutique, Premium and fast growing e-commerce channel for Luxottica. HOYA VISION CARE CANADA CELEBRATES THE GRAND-OPENING OF THEIR NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE The HOYA Vision Care NTC Grand-Opening was the place to be last Wednesday, May 27th, a large part of the parking lot outside of their National Training Centre and laboratory was turned into Proudly Supporting Eyecare Professionals since 1988 We are one of Canada's largest Optical Buying Groups. a Carnival which included games, treats andVision Care tours HOYA food trucks. Lab Canada celebr and training seminars were offered Training Centre with an outdoor throughout the evening to the over 200 in attendance. employees. “HOYA’s National Training Centre will be the location of Juneand cliMississauga, ON – staff 3rd, 2015 – The H ent training. This will 27th, a large part of th Wednesday, May be combined with opportunities turnedour state Carnival wh laboratory was to tour into a of the art lab in Toronto” said Ahmos training seminars were offered throughou Henry, President, HOYA Vision Care Canada. “Our NTC reinforces “HOYA’s National Training Centre will be t our ALLY OF THE INDEPENDENT with opportunities to tour our state of the position in the industry. We will Care Canada. “Our NTC reinforces our A empower the independent ECP with science, technology and ECP with scienc empower the independent innovation.” Also under their new NTC umbrella is H strategy sessions and vision therapy and re their Sales & Marketing office in Toronto is ABOUT HOYA HOYA Vision Care Canada is a division of H Japan with sales of approx. $5 Billion (CDN 4% of total revenue. HOYA Corporation is the world and a leading supplier of inno advanced optics technologies. HOYA is ac Call us: deals in health care related products electronics and imaging related products. 1-800-263-0010 Visit us: theopticalgroup.ca