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Tara Rosenzweig

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Eyewear by ROI announced that Dominic Parisi has joined the company as vice president of sales. Parisi joins Eyewear by ROI after 17 years (including eight as sales manager) with Balester Optical. Eyewear by ROI's Dominic Parisi Luxottica Group has appointed Victor Melendez to vice president-marketing. Melendez joins Luxottica from Pepsi-Cola North America, where he served as vice president of marketing. Prior, he was a senior-level marketing executive with Inbev USA and Miller Brewing. Practical Systems, Inc., has named J.C. Wilkerson technical sales manager in the Northeastern U.S. Wilkerson is an optical industry veteran with over 23 years experience in lab management, lens processing system sales, technical services, and product management. PSI's J.C. Wilkerson Viva International Group has named Sal Rianna chief financial officer and chief administrative officer. Rianna most recently served as chief operating officer for Frette North America, Inc. He has also been a vice president of finance and operations for the DKNY global business. Viva International's Sal Rianna

BUSINESS UPDATES

Briot USA is offering a price guarantee for customers purchasing new edging equipment. Through the rest of 2009, if Briot advertises a better offer within 60 days (excluding trade show specials), the company will refund the difference.

The Vision Council announced that NSL Analytical is the preferred testing lab for the association. NSL Analytical provides The Vision Council member companies with preferred pricing on all testing.

AWARDS

Optometry's Charity, the AOA Foundation's Endowment Fund Advisory Committee, recently named its 2009 scholarship grant recipients. The winners are Jacoby Dewald, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry, $2,500 Dr. Seymour Galina Grant; Jessica Unruh, University of Houston College of Optometry, $5,000 InfantSEE scholarship grant; and David Barnhart, Ohio State University College of Optometry, $5,000 Healthy Eyes Healthy People scholarship grant. Runners-up are Chad Anderson, Pacific University College of Optometry, and Brian Moore, Indiana University School of Optometry.

Shamir's Matt Lytle (l) and Raanan Naftalovich display the company's Gold Hermes Award

Shamir Insight, Inc., was recently selected as a winner of a Gold Hermes Award by the Hermes Creative Awards committee for its advertising campaign titled "Keeping Your Attention."

GOOD DEEDS

Bausch & Lomb's contact lens solution manufacturing facility in Greenville, S.C., was recently honored for its outstanding waste reduction and recycling programs by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Essilor of America, Inc., announced that from June 1 to December 31, 2009, for every five pairs of Essilor Junior lenses sold, Essilor will donate one pair to the Essilor Vision Foundation for its work to improve the vision of children across the country.