OPTOVISTA, NEW COMPANY ORGANIZATION

Change of roles in 2015 Optovista S.p.A., a Made in Italy manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses, has reorganized the sales and marketing area with the aim to deal with new and ambitious challenges; many important new developments are envisaged for 2015 and they will be revealed at the next edition of Mido. Paolo Schieppati, Sales Manager, left the company on January 1, 2015, to pursue new professional challenges: "I would like to thank Paolo for his invaluable contribution throughout these years of collaboration and wish him huge success in his new professional challenge", commented the President of Optovista S.p.A., Paolo Pettazzoni. Luca Sciamanna has been with the company since 2009 and will become Sales Manager; in his new role Sciamanna will be fully responsible for coordinating sales force activities. He boasts consolidated commercial experience with leading companies in the optical sector - first at Marchon and then at Luxottica. Joining the new organization is Tiziana Signore, who will be Marketing and Communication Manager. In this role she will develop communication and marketing plans that will support the company and contribute to consolidating its market positioning and growth in Italy. A chemical engineering graduate from the Federico II University of Naples, Tiziana Signore has held several positions in the commercial areas of international companies. She joined Transitions Optical in 2008, where she worked on developing the US company's marketing and communication activities in Italy. "I wish Tiziana and Luca a successful new organization. I am confident that their experience and energy will greatly contribute to our business", said Paolo Pettazzoni.