J&J appoints McParland

Optometrist Marcella McParland has joined Johnson & Johnson Vision Care as director of professional affairs, with responsibility for professional affairs strategy across the UK and Ireland. McParland will work closely with general manager Claire Ferguson and David Ruston, director of professional affairs for Western Europe.

She joins the company from her role as deputy scientific conference consultant for the British Contact Lens Association where she worked while running her own consultancy firm for the past two years. McParland has more than 16 years' experience in the optical industry and is a past president of the BCLA.

McParland said she was looking forward to building on the work of the professional affairs team to support eye care professionals across the UK and Ireland.