Hubert Sagnières began his career with Essilor in 1989, serving as vice president of international marketing for the Essilor Group. One year later, Mr. Sagnières was promoted to president of Essilor Canada. In 1996, he became president of Omega Group of Laboratories, members of the national network of optical laboratories owned by Essilor Laboratories. In 1998, he was promoted to president of Essilor of America and later served as CEO Essilor North America.

Mr. Sagnières was recently named Chief Operating Officer, Essilor International, co-serving in that role with Philippe Alfroid until 2009. He offices at the Essilor International headquarters in France.

Mr. Sagnières also serves on the board of Transitions Optical, Inc.

Mike Daley, Consultant, Former President, Essilor Lens Group

Mike Daley began his career with Essilor in 1976, serving as a Varilux Corporation sales consultant. In 1989, Mr. Daley was promoted to president of Varilux Corporation. In 1996, Mr. Daley was appointed president and COO of Essilor of America’s United States Lens Division, known as Essilor Lenses, following the merger of Varilux Corporation into Essilor.

Mr. Daley is a registered optician. In 1997, he was inducted into the National Academy of Opticianry (NAO) Hall of Fame. He is a Fellow with the NAO, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Ophthalmic Dispensing Program.

Mr. Daley recently announced his retirement from Essilor effective August 30, 2008. He will, however, continue with Essilor in a consulting role and will remain an active ambassador to the eyecare industry through leadership roles in the AOA and other associations.

Réal Goulet joined Essilor, Canada in 1987 as Production Manager of the Montreal Laboratory.  While in Canada he held numerous positions including president of Pro-Optic of K&W Optical and vice president of operations for Essilor Canada Group Laboratories.  Goulet joined Essilor of America in 2004 and has held the position of senior vice president for the National Laboratories Division.  In January 2007, he was promoted to president of Essilor Laboratories of America.

Bob Colucci began his career with Essilor in 1989 as director of sales for Varilux Corporation. He was promoted to vice president of sales in early 1991 and had an active role over the years in the rapid growth of the Varilux product line. In 1996, Essilor Lenses reorganized into distinct business units focusing on unique customer segments, wherein, Colucci was appointed senior vice president, general manager wholesale group, Essilor Lenses (a division of Essilor of America). In 1997, he was elected by the U.S. employees to serve on the board of directors of Valoptec Association, the association that represents the Essilor employee shareholders, a position he held through April 2006.

In 1999, the Essilor International shareholders elected Mr. Colucci as a member of the Essilor Board of Directors which he served until March of 2004. Also in 1999 (August 1), he assumed the position of senior vice president, sales and marketing for Essilor Laboratories of America (ELOA).

In October of 2004, Mr. Colucci was named president of the newly formed Independent Distribution Division.

Kevin Rupp joined Essilor of America in 2000 as the chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance and administration. During his career at Essilor, Mr. Rupp has implemented a shared service organization for the administrative functions of the company. This restructuring has included an enterprise wide systems implementation to provide full administrative services to all operating business units from a central shared service organization. A certified public accountant, Mr. Rupp received his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Houston. Prior to joining Essilor, Mr. Rupp was employed in the energy industry for more than 20 years with Arco, Fina and TotalFina.

John Walborn joined Essilor of America in 2007. Prior to joining Essilor, he held both sales management and marketing positions at Dexide and General Electric. Mr. Walborn received his Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and his Masters of Business Administration from Baker University.

Steve Nussbaumer joined Essilor of America in 2004 as Marketing Director, Essilor Laboratories of America. Mr. Nussbaumer was promoted to Vice President, Channel Management in 2007, and he assumed the role of Vice President/General Manager of the Retail Division in 2008.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Alabama and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. Prior to Essilor, Mr. Nussbaumer held progressive marketing and product management positions at Philips Consumer Electronics, Verizon, Motorola and TXU Energy.

Leslie Wilemon joined Essilor of America in 2002 as vice president of human resources. Ms. Wilemon received her bachelor’s degree in business management from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She previously held human resource positions at EDS, Nortel and Frito-Lay. Ms. Wilemon is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management.

Carl Bracy joined Essilor of America in 2004 as vice president of marketing. Mr. Bracy received his undergraduate degree in psychology and economics and his master’s of business administration in marketing and finance from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Essilor, he held positions with Proctor and Gamble, Verizon, and TXU Energy.

Rick Long began his career with Essilor in 1996, serving as CFO of the Omega Optical Lab Group. He was appointed ELOA Regional Vice President, Northeast Region in 1998 and relocated to Dayton, Ohio. In 2001, Mr. Long returned to the Dallas corporate office to be responsible for several projects in the PFG initiative. In 2003, he was appointed to lead the newly-formed Partner Lab Group. In January 2007, Mr. Long was promoted to senior vice president of the division.

David Milan joined Essilor in 2000 as General Counsel and Vice President of Legal. Mr. Milan has responsibility for the Essilor of America legal department, which provides internal legal services for all of the Essilor of America affiliated entities in the United States.

Prior to Essilor, Mr. Milan was a trial lawyer with Dallas-based Winstead, Sechrest and Minick, P.C., as well as serving as in-house counsel to Snelling Personnel Services and Pearle Vision, Inc. He received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctorate degree from Texas Tech University.

Dr. Purcell joined Essilor in 2008 as Vice President of Customer Development. Prior to joining Essilor, he served as Senior Director of Professional Affairs for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. He was with Vistakon since February 1995.

A graduate of the New England College of Optometry in 1984, Dr. Purcell participated in a group optometric practice for 11 years. While in private practice, he served as clinical investigator and consultant to the contact lens industry. He is a Diplomate in the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry.

Pauline Yan joined Essilor in 2006, with vast experience from healthcare-related industries. Prior to joining Essilor, Ms. Yan was a vice president with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Yan received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry for University of California Berkeley and her Master's degree in environmental management from the University of San Francisco.

Brad Staley joined Essilor general management in 2007 working on strategic growth initiatives within the Essilor Laboratories of America subsidiary. Later in 2007, he was promoted to his currently held position. Prior to Essilor, Brad held various executive management roles in high tech industries, including semiconductor manufacturing and nuclear energy.

Mr. Staley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters of Business Administration from Duke University.

Francois Bes de Berc joined Essilor in 2006 as president of Nassau Lens Company. He is based in New Jersey. Prior to joining Essilor, he held management positions in Europe and Asia in the optical, cosmetic and petroleum industries.

Leanirith Yean began his career with Essilor in 1984 as a research engineer at R&D Technical Center, Essilor International. While in Paris, he held different positions as R&D Manager and R&D Technical Director. In 2006, he was appointed Vice President North America R&D, Essilor of America. Mr. Yean received his engineering degree and PhD in Materials Physic Chemistry from the University of Paris.