BY  JILLIAN URCELAY

1. SAFILO GROUP
has announced a new license agreement for the design, manufacturing and worldwide distribution of the rag & bone sunglass and optical collections, which will run for five years from January 2018 through Dec. 31, 2022.

2. THE VISION COUNCIL
has announced it will contribute $3 million to the Think About Your Eyes Campaign in 2017, an increase from the 2016 contribution of $500,000.



3. LEISURE SOCIETY
has joined forces with the men’s accessories brand Hook & Albert to create a limited edition eyewear case designed exclusively for the brand.



4. GOTTI SWITZERLAND
has received the German Design Award 2017 in the “Lifestyle and Fashion” category for its Tamal style sunglasses.



5. THE VISION COUNCIL
has appointed Ashley Mills as its new CEO following the retirement of industry veteran Mike Daley.

6. RANDOLPH ENGINEERING, INC. has announced its partnership with VintageAirRally Crete2Cape, the flying rally across Africa, and is providing frames to equip the pilots taking the journey.



7. PREVENT BLINDNESS
has named Marge Axelrad, senior VP and editorial director at Vision Monday/Jobson Optical Group, as its 2017 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award recipient.



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