Optician news in brief

Luisa Delgado has been confirmed as the new CEO of Safilo following an initial announcement in June. Roberto Vedovotto will remain on the group’s board as a non-executive director. Delgado has been a non-executive director for the past year. Prior to that she spent over 21 years at Procter & Gamble, in international roles based in Portugal, the UK, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden.

Eyeplan has become an official sponsor of the Association for Independent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (AIO). The deal was confirmed at the AIO’s annual conference at Eastwell Manor in Kent this month (see page 8). ‘The AIO is a well-established representative and advocate of the independent sector and does some fantastic work to aid practitioners,’ said Chris Clemence, commercial director of Eyeplan.