Daverio,Varese, Italy –
Kenneth L. Frederick has been appointed general manager of
Polinelli North America, according to Riccardo Polinelli, president
of Gruppo Polinelli Occhiali, the sunwear company based here.
Frederick has extensive experience in the sunwear market, working
for 10 years at Bausch & Lomb, eight years with Ray-Ban and two
years as vice president of operations for B&L’s Outlook
Eyewear division. He was with Smith Sport Optics for 10 years,
concentrating on sunglasses and goggles.
Frederick has been active in the Sunglass Association of America
(SAA) for the past 12 years, and has been on its executive
committee for the last seven years, and is currently in his fourth
year as president of the group. He has also served on the ANSI Z80
committees for optical products and currently serves as chair of
the Z80.3 Sunglass Committee.
Frederick sits on the ISO Sunglass, Spectacle Lens, and Reader
committees as a member of the US delegation. He is involved with
the sports eyewear program with ASTM.
Polinelli said, “I’m very pleased to welcome Ken to our
company team, he brings with him 20 years experience in the eyewear
world. He will help us continue to build our group’s presence
in North America by representing the capabilities that the Group
brings to the optical market."
Based in Italy, Gruppo Polinelli Occhiali produces and markets
sunglasses and reading glasses, goggles and sport sunglasses and
reports that its total volume for 2004 was 20 million Euros. The
group employs over 150 people, plus 30 sales
representatives.
March 2005
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