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Altair Eyewear, Inc., and Bluestar Alliance, LLC, a strategic partner of bebe stores, inc., announced a multiyear renewal of the global licensing agreement for the exclusive worldwide design, production, and distribution of ophthalmic and sunglass collections under the bebe brand name.

L’Amy Group has entered into an exclusive multiyear agreement with Chris-Craft to design, manufacture, and distribute a premium collection of Chris-Craft-branded ophthalmic and sunglasses frames for men and women.

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BluTech, LLC, named two individuals to its executive ranks: David S. Provow is chief operating officer, and Renato Cappuccitti is senior vice president of sales and marketing. Provow has served in senior-level capacities for companies such as Luxottica, Carl Zeiss Vision, and SOLA Optical. Cappuccitti previously served as a member of the leadership team at Costa.

L’Amy America announced the following promotions/appointments: Phaedra Chernoff, corporate key accounts manager; Cheryl Canning, VP of marketing and luxury/lifestyle brand development; Daniel Shack, VP of product and business development; David Chernoff, Northeast sales manager; Beatrice Belotti, brand management Milan team; and Julia Clarke, associate brand manager.

Safilo has appointed Riccardo Cadorin as senior vice president of optical sales for the U.S. Cadorin brings more than 20 years of sales experience to Safilo with previous roles at Luxottica, Marcolin, and Marchon.

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De Rigo celebrated its 40th anniversary with the launch of Fondazione De Rigo, a new foundation dedicated to supporting youth educational programs.

Johnson & Johnson Vision launched jnjvisionpro.com , a digital platform for ECPs that delivers online learning, patient education materials, practice resources, and connected commerce.

Smith is being more purposeful in product design and creation through its new Who We Serve platform, which defines sun and optical collections into various categories (Velocity, Water, Land, Ridge, and Horizon).

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The Vision Council honored Bruce Bartley for his contributions to the industry at its Sunglass & Reader Division reception in March. Bartley, most recently president of Icon Eyewear, retired after more than 40 years in the eyewear business.

VSP Global’s call centers were recognized by the Service Quality Measurement Group. VSP Vision Care won top honor as Contact Center of the Year. Marchon Eyewear, Inc., was named the Highest Customer Satisfaction by Industry–B2B and received Contact Center World Class CX Certification, along with its Altair Eyewear division.

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SILMO Paris, scheduled for Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, will provide key services for its visitors such as SILMO MATCH, an app to schedule meetings, discover new products, and grow business opportunities. Attendees can also anticipate SILMO NEXT, a new think tank for visitors and exhibitors, designed to help propel the industry into the future. Discover SILMO at en.silmoparis.com .

Opti Munich, held in January, added a fifth hall to its space for 2018, and prepares for six halls for 2019. This year’s show saw a 17% increase in exhibitors from the previous year, and 94% of the 28,430 visitors and 92% of the 668 exhibitors gave the show high approval ratings. Opti Munich 2019 is Jan. 25-27. For more information: opti.de/en/ .

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Prevent Blindness has named Jeff Todd as its new president and CEO. Todd joined Prevent Blindness in 2003 as director of public health and later served as COO, where he oversaw the mission-based work of the company.

Shamir Optical Industry, Ltd., has appointed Yagen Moshe as its new president and CEO, effective July 1. He will replace Amos Netzer, who has announced his impending retirement.

For these and other news stories, visit eyecarebusiness.com/news .