CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France,
November 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- To
support deployment of corporate strategy, Essilor's Chief Executive
Officer, Hubert Sagnieres, has
appointed two Chief Operating Officers from within the Executive
Committee.
Paul du Saillant is in charge of Research and Development as
well as Quality. He also heads the Europe Region. In addition, he
will take on responsibility for Global Operations starting in the
first half of 2011.
Laurent Vacherot, in addition to
overseeing Corporate Finance, heads Information Systems &
Technology and Investor Relations. The Latin America Region is also
placed under his supervision. The Equipment and Instrument
Divisions will be added to his remit during the first half of next
year.
- Paul du Saillant, 51, worked at Air Liquide for nearly 20 years before
joining Lhoist as Chief Operating Officer and moving on to Essilor in
2008. He holds a degree from the Ecole Centrale de Paris engineering
school.
- Laurent Vacherot, 54, joined Essilor in 1991 as Corporate Senior Vice
President, Management Accounting. He headed operations in Canada and
then the United States before taking on the role of Chief Financial
Officer in 2007. Mr. Vacherot is a graduate of a French engineering
school, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Paris.
The world leader in ophthalmic optical products, Essilor
International researches, develops, manufactures and markets around
the world a wide range of lenses to improve and protect eyesight.
Its flagship brands are Varilux(R), Crizal(R), Essilor(R),
Definity(R) and Xperio(TM).
The Company reported consolidated revenue of more than
EUR3.2 billion in 2009, with 34,700
employees and operations in 100 countries.
For more information, please visit http://www.essilor.com.
The Essilor share trades on the NYSE Euronext Paris market and
is included in the CAC 40 index.
Codes and symbols: ISIN: FR0000121667; Reuters: ESSI.PA;
Bloomberg: EI:FP.
Investor Relations and Financial Communications
Veronique Gillet - Sebastien Leroy
Phone: +33(0)1-49-77-42-16
http://www.essilor.com