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Alicia Isenberg Hoglund

PEOPLE
Pat Huot, Transitions Optical, Inc.	Transitions Optical, Inc., has appointed Pat Huot to the role of director, managed vision care (MVC) and online retail. Huot will expand his current responsibilities to include developing strategies that support the industry and create growth with Transitions lenses in emerging online retail distribution channels.
Lafont has welcomed Michelle Davidson as sales manager and Kristin Calimlim as brand manager.
First Insight Corporation has announced the addition of Chad Steward as vice president of sales. In his new role, Steward will be responsible for developing and enriching business relationships with eyecare providers who are searching for the right EHR solution for their practice. David R. Byck has been promoted to president of Opsales. Byck previously held the post of global sales manager.
Tom Maskery, Eyewear Designs Ltd.	Eyewear Designs Ltd. has appointed Tom Maskery to the position of executive vice president of sales.

BUSINESS UPDATES

PFO Global has moved its headquarters to a larger location in order to accommodate the growth of the company. Its new mailing address is 7501 Esters Blvd., Suite 100, Irving, Texas, 75063.

Santinelli International's field service engineers recently gathered in Orlando, Fla., for a three-day National Meeting.

Santinelli team members posed for a picture during the company's “Engineered to Exceed Expectations” themed meeting in Orlando

Revo has partnered with First Descents, a nonprofit organization providing outdoor adventure therapy to young adults with cancer. The company has also continued its partnership with Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world's oceans.

Transitions Optical, Inc., has announced its 2012 Diversity Advisory Board members to help guide the company's Cultural Connections initiative: Allert Brown-Gort; Brian Chou, OD, FAAO; Edwin Marshall, OD, MS, MPH; Drake McLean, ABOC; Charlotte Parniawski, RN, MSN, CNE; Madeline L. Romeu, OD, FAAO; Kirk Smick, OD, FAAO; David K. Yoo, PhD; and Vincent Young, MD.

Safilo recently received two international certifications regarding both corporate social responsibility (SA8000:2008) and occupational health and safety (OHSAS 18001:2007) from DNV Business Assurance, further demonstrating the company's commitment to sustainable development as well as corporate conscience.

AWARDS

CooperVision, Inc., was awarded the eighth annual Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Award at Managing Automation's ML100 Awards Gala, held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla.

CORRECTION

In the “Nailed it!” article featured in the March issue, the frame pictured on page 114 is Roxy style RO3460 by A&A Optical.