Welcome to People on the move – December 2023, Insight’s monthly bulletin to keep the Australian ophthalmic sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes.
If you’d like to tell the market about a new person in your company, practice, or clinic, please send the person’s name, position, image and a short description about their role to editor Myles Hume for consideration at myles.hume@primecreative.com.au.
Dr Sebastian Brown & Dr Michael Wei – Forest Road Day Surgery
Dr Sebastian Brown (left) and Dr Michael Wei have joined Forest Road Day Surgery, part of Vision Hospital Group. Brown is an ophthalmologist with special interests in cataract surgery, pterygium surgery, glaucoma and medical retina conditions. As well as consulting privately, he holds public appointments at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. Meanwhile, Wei is an experienced ophthalmologist specialising in retinal and macular disorders. He also has extensive experience managing difficult and complex vitreoretinal conditions, all forms of retinal laser treatment, intravitreal injections and complex cataract surgery.
Kylie Bennett – Vision Hospital Group
Vision Hospital Group has appointed Kylie Bennett to the pivotal role of National Director of Nursing. She joined the organisation in January 2022 as National Quality and Risk Manager. “Quality improvement has been a passion of mine since I became responsible for it in a former role – and having the opportunity to continue working in that capacity at Vision Hospital Group has been an extremely rewarding experience,” she said. Bennett was also previously Director of Clinical Services at St Vincent’s Private Hospital in New South Wales – a position that I held for more than seven years.
Matteo Accornero – EssilorLuxottica
Matteo Accornero, previously General Manager Retail ANZ, is extending the scope of his responsibilities to include professional solutions. As General Manager ANZ, reporting to the CEO, he will now lead EssilorLuxottica ANZ business strategy across both distribution channels. “I am very excited about this new extended role, and I look forward to working closely with the entire professional solutions team to continue strengthening EssilorLuxottica position within Australia and New Zealand. We are more committed than ever to support the independent market and to empower our partners to continue growing their business. This is an important region for the group, and I believe that leveraging opportunities across our retail and professional solutions businesses will be key to ensure we capitalise on the growth potential of this market,” said Accornero. “I would like to personally thank Marco Caccini, for his leadership of the wholesale business in ANZ over the past two years and I wish him the best for his future endeavours.”
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