Glimpses
nurturing and developing the
downstream side of business.
After living in Sao Paulo, Brazil
for almost twenty years, Alves will
relocate back to Pinellas Park.
TRANSITIONS
OPTICAL ANNOUNCES
JOSE ALVES GENERAL
MANAGER, AMERICAS
Transitions Optical, Inc. has
named Jose Alves general manager,
Americas, effective immediately.
Alves will succeed Bertrand Roy,
who will focus on his role as CEO
of Transitions Optical.
Alves will retain his current responsibilities for Latin America, and will
expand his role to include the North
American region and Global Channel
Management which encompasses
laboratories, retailers, buying groups
and managed vision care. In his expanded role, Alves will oversee lead
the development and execution of
strategic plans to ensure the profitable growth of Transitions Optical’s
business in both regions while also
“Jose’s knowledge of our industry,
our business, and the Americas
market – combined with his extensive history with our company –
make him an ideal choice to lead our
strategies in these markets,” said
Paddy McDermott, president,
Transitions Optical.
Alves joined Transitions Optical in
1991 as Production Operator, and
since then, has held several roles
within the organization. He was
instrumental in building the company’s business in Latin America,
being named the first Account
Representative for Latin America
in 1993 and quickly advancing in
1995 to Account Manager and then
to Regional Manager in 1999. In
2004, he was appointed to his most
recent role as General Manager,
Latin America.
LACHMANSIGH JOINS
J&J VISION CARE
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
has selected Ted Lachmansingh to
represent the needs of the Canadian marketplace to the broader
Vision Care organization.
Proudly Supporting
Eyecare Professionals since 1988
We are one of Canada's
largest Optical Buying Groups.
Lachmansingh joins the Vision
Care business with more than a
decade of experience marketing
Johnson & Johnson’s Consumer
products including NEUTROGENA®,
CLEAN & CLEAR®, ROC®,
BENYLIN®, TYLENOL COLD®
and REACTINE®. In his new role,
he will oversee the Canadian business leading sales, marketing,
professional affairs and strategic
accounts teams.
Prior to joining the Vision Care
business, Lachmansingh held the
roles of Group Marketing Director,
and Group Brand Director in Johnson
& Johnson’s Consumer businesses.
Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson,
he served as a Group Marketing
Manager at Pfizer.
Lachmansingh holds several degrees
including a Master of Business
Administration from Ivey Business
School at the University of Western
Ontario and a Master of Science in
Biology from McMaster University.
During his career, Lachmansingh
has received recognition including
an industry Silver CASSIES award
for Canadian advertising, has been
profiled in Marketing Magazines
“Who to Watch” section, and won
the President’s Innovation Award
while at Pfizer.
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