EssilorLuxottica
Derek Swan serves as the Chief Technology Officer at EssilorLuxottica since February 2025, having previously held the same position at Optos from February 2002 to February 2025, where additional roles included Vice President of Research and various research director positions. Prior experience also includes a role as Development Engineer - Subsystems at Kymata in 2002 and as a Research Associate at Edinburgh Napier University from January 1999 to January 2001. Derek Swan earned a BSc (Hons) in Laser Physics from the University of St Andrews between 1993 and 1997, followed by an MSc in Optoelectronics & Laser Devices from Heriot-Watt University from 1997 to 1998, having completed secondary education at Drummond High from 1987 to 1993.
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EssilorLuxottica
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EssilorLuxottica SA, formerly known as Essilor International Compagnie Generale D Optique SA, is a France-based ophthalmic company. The Company designs, manufactures and markets a range of lenses, frames and sunglasses to improve and protect eyesight. It also develops and markets equipment for prescription laboratories and instruments, and services for eye care professionals. It operates through three segments: Lenses and Optical Instruments, which includes corrective lenses, optical instruments intended for opticians and optometrists; Equipment, which includes machines and consumables used by plants and prescription laboratories, and Sunglasses & Readers, which encompasses non-prescription reading glasses and non-prescription sunglasses. The Company operates under a number of brands, including Ray-Ban, Oakley and Varilux, among others. The Company operates in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.