Perkins appointed joint MD

John Perkins, son of Specsavers founders Doug and Mary Perkins, has been appointed joint managing director of Specsavers Optical Group at la Villiaze.

He will lead the financial department and hold responsibility for providing a full range of financial services to Specsavers' 838 stores throughout the UK and Europe and the Specsavers Group companies.

Perkins was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and Elizabeth College before gaining an honours degree in economics and accounting at Bristol University and an MBA in retailing at Stirling University.

He joined Specsavers in 1998 as shared venture operations manager before becoming international research and development then commercial director. He also joined the board in 2003 as the youngest ever member.