By Jillian Urcelay

1  THELIOS has announced the appointment of Alessandro Zanardo as its new CEO.

2  CHARMANT USA and Isaac Mizrahi announce their renewal of Isaac Mizrahi New York Eyewear through 2025.

3  SMITH has announced the appointment of Taryn Ryan as its new global head of marketing.

4  L’AMY AMERICA has announced a special partnership with Two Blind Brothers, a company that donates 100 percent of profits to researchers focused on finding a cure for blindness, including the Foundation Fighting Blindness.

5  WESTGROUPE has appointed Gayle Bennett to the position of new business development manager - USA.

6  SHOPKO OPTICAL has named Jennifer Nobui as its chief marketing officer.

7  BOLLE congratulates the 19 Bolle winter athletes who have competed in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics wearing Bolle products.

8  PRIVE REVAUX, the eyewear brand acquired by Safilo Group in February 2020, has appointed George Schmidt to general manager and has promoted Maureen Cavanagh to chief operating officer. 

9  MEI has opened a new branch in Japan to serve its customers and make its MEI products and services as widely available as possible.