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PPG announces industrial coatings leadership changes

PPG announces industrial coatings leadership changes

PPG announced leadership changes within industrial coatings, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Juliane Hefel will become senior vice president of industrial coatings and Xiaobing Nie will expand her leadership responsibilities with industrial coatings.

MEI enlarges some of its international locations

MEI enlarges some of its international locations

The company MEI is undergoing significant expansion across its global locations, reflecting its commitment to growth and innvation. The group currently has 353 employees worldwide distributed across 6 branches

Contact lenses in spotlight at opti Munich 2025

Contact lenses in spotlight at opti Munich 2025

Contact lenses in spotlight at opti Munich: How nine renowned contact lens manufacturers will jointly promote the contact lense by putting it in the spotlight with a special concept, they developed together.

Media 10 sells eyewear show 100% Optical to CloserStill

Media 10 sells eyewear show 100% Optical to CloserStill

Media 10 announced the sale of 100% Optical to CloserStill Media. The deal is the second time that the privately-owned organiser has divested a large scale trade show, following the acquisition of Design Shanghai by Clarion in 2019.

Silmo Istanbul enters it´s 11th edition

Silmo Istanbul enters it´s 11th edition

Turkey’s only international optics trade show, Silmo Istanbul, takes place from November 20 to 23 at the Istanbul Expo Center (Halls 5-6-7), showcasing the Turkish optics industry alongside major international brands and Asian manufacturers.

IOT and Optiswiss announce strategic partnership

IOT and Optiswiss announce strategic partnership

Optiswiss, an independent lens manufacturer from Basel, formalized its development partnership with Indizen Optical Technologies (IOT), a company specializing in the research and development of lens technologies.

Vision Expo West 2024 successfully concluded

Vision Expo West 2024 successfully concluded

Vision Expo West 2024, concluded satisfactory at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas from September 18-21, 2024. The event attracted over 10,000 industry professionals from 98 countries.

Zeiss announced change of CEO in 2025

Zeiss announced change of CEO in 2025

After almost 20 years at Zeiss, the President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG, Dr. Karl Lamprecht, has decided not to extend his contract. Therefore, the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG has decided to appoint Andreas Pecher as the new President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG effective 1 April 2025.