12 VISION MONDAY/JUNE 16, <strong>20</strong>08IN THE NEWSwww.visionmonday.comNEWS VIEWSJoan Casaponsa Named New Executive Chairman of IndoBARCELONA—Joan Casaponsa hastaken over as executive chairman of Indo.In addition to fulfilling duties as executivechairman, Casaponsa will also be thechairman of the board of directors, a positionpreviously held by Jorge CottetSebile, who is retiring as chairman, accordingto an announcement from the company.Indo’s board of directors has unanimouslynamed Jorge Cottet Sebilehonorary president of the company.Casaponsa’s appointment as the newexecutive chairman will provide greatJoan Casaponsasupport for the current team of professionalsled by CEO Antoni Olivella, thecompany said.Joan Casaponsa’s appointment marksthe start of a new phase in the company’sdevelopment as he spearheads astrategic plan to focus on the businesssegments with the highest market value,according to the company. The strategicplan will strengthen the lines of R&Dand innovation, which provides Indowith patents and products with addedvalue, and will also focus on corporategrowth through increased involvementin the more than 80 markets where Indocurrently operates.To finance the resources required bythis strategic plan, the company willcarry out a capital increase of approximately€16 million.“The time has come for Indo to realizeall its potential and reach the marketposition it deserves,” said Casaponsa. “Iam very excited to be able to personallyinaugurate this new phase, and we willdefinitely be implementing a solvent,ambitious project,” he added.Previously, Casaponsa was the presidentof Chocolates Lindt in Spain and France,the president of United Biscuits inSACRAMENTO, Calif.—Bruce Sauer, who foundedVSP’s Sacramento-basedlaboratory, died of liver canceron May 10. Sauer, 69,died peacefully at home inSacramento accompaniedBruce Sauerby his wife Nicki and theirsons, Christopher and Eric.As the founding manager of the VSPLab, Sauer was instrumental in thedevelopment of VSP's laboratory business.He started his career in the opticalindustry working for American Opticalin the San Francisco Bay area. In 1972,he was hired by VSP’s first president andCEO, John O’Donnell, to start the firstVSP lab. Sauer, in turn, hired many ofthe people who built the facility into oneSouthern Europe, and the European vicepresident of Kraft Foods International.Indo, is a Spanish multinational companydevoted to the manufacture andmarketing of ophthalmic lenses, eyewear,sunglasses and equipment. ■■Pearle Europe Parent HAL HoldingContinues Expansion in U.K., RussiaMONTE CARLO—Last month, HAL Holding’sGrandVision subsidiary acquiredthe G C Bateman Group, a U.K.-basedoptical retail chain that operates 75stores. G C Bateman reported <strong>20</strong>07sales of approximately €22 million.In May, HAL also reached an agreementto increase its interest in the Moscowbasedoptical retail company Lensmasterfrom 32 percent to 57 percent.In the first three months of this fiscalyear, HAL’s comparable-store sales inoptical decreased by 0.6 percent, thecompany reported last month. The operatingincome of HAL’s optical retail operationsactivities for the first quarter, was€61 million, compared to €66 millionfor the same period last year. ■■Bruce Sauer, FoundingManager, VSP Lab Dies at 69of the industry’s premier labs.Sauer retired in 1999 after 27 years atVSP. After retiring, he spent his timetraveling to Italy and restoring classicwooden boats. His award-winning creationshave been shown in the annualLake Tahoe Classic Boat Show.“Bruce will be remembered for hispersonal warmth, integrity and humility.He helped to create an employee-friendlyculture that lives on today,” said JackBanville, managing director of the VSPLab in Sacramento.Services were held on May 16 at CalvaryCemetery Church, 7101 VernerAve. in Sacramento. Remembrancesmay be sent to the Sauer family, care ofJack Banville, VSP Optical Lab, Sacramento,Calif., 95827. ■■ODC Names New Int’l DistributorsLOUISVILLE, Ky.—Optical Dynamics(ODC), a division of Vision Dynamics,has named two new international distributionpartners. World Optics LLC ofMoscow, Russia and Eye TechnologiesGroup of Milan, Italy launched theirOptical Dynamics distributorships at thisyear’s international Mido event. Underthe terms of the partnership agreement,World Optics and Eye TechnologiesGroup will maintain a sales force, serviceteam and inventory of Optical Dynamicsproducts for distribution in their respectiveregions. World Optics LLC will distributeto Eastern Europe through itssubsidiaries, World Optics EU, Hungaryand Nano Optics, Russia.“Both companies will provide newdistribution channels throughout Europemaking available the Q-2100R and nanoCLEARAR technologies with regionalservice and support,” said Galen Powers,president of Optical Dynamics,based here. “We look forward to growingOptical Dynamics’ presence in theseinternational optical markets.” ■■
<strong>20</strong>/<strong>20</strong> Fore!sightThe game of golf is a vision thing.At Transitions Optical, we’re very proud to be sponsoring the PGA TOURevent at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club. The Transitions ChampionshipFor Healthy Sight will tee off March 16-22, <strong>20</strong>09. The Championship isgreat news for the optical industry and for golfers everywhere.TransitionsChampionship.com
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