Hoya appoints Lindsay Brown for European role

Hoya Vision Care Europe has hired Lindsay Brown as its general manager European key accounts.

He began the role at the start of the month, reporting to Hans Werquin, CEO of Hoya Vision Care Europe.

Hoya said his appointment followed accelerated growth in Europe and confirmed its ‘strong dedication to retail development and sales expansion in the region’.

Brown has over 20 years’ experience in the optical industry, moving to Transitions Optical in 2005 where he was most recently general manager EMEA. In that role he was responsible for the commercial, marketing, and operational organisations of Transitions Optical in the EMEA.