Deepens Opportunities for Business-Building Partnerships with Eye Care Professionals and Retail Customers Across the Region
MEXICO CITY, April 27, 2015 — Reflecting its growing presence in Latin America and a commitment to deepen its partnerships with eye care professionals, CooperVision, Inc., has named two eye health industry veterans to newly established leadership roles.
Ricardo Pintor, O.D., FIACLE, has joined the company as Professional Affairs Manager for Mexico and Latin America, in which he’ll partner with industry, professional and academic communities to advance clinical knowledge and build business opportunities. He will also direct technical support for soft contact lens products within the region.
Dr. Pintor was the founder and former editor-in-chief of the Pan-American Journal of Contact Lenses, and he has published more than 30 manuscripts in professional journals. From 1997 to 2009, he served as a clinical instructor of optometry and contact lenses at the National University of Mexico (UNAM), training hundreds of eye care professionals. For the past eight years, he has served as Professional Affairs Manager, Mexico, Caribbean & Central America, for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care.
Marcos Lecznowolski has been appointed Regional Sales Director for the Caribbean and Central America, with a dedicated focus on expanding CooperVision’s partnerships with sales organizations, distributors and retailers. He has more than 30 years of experience in working and collaborating in the contact lens industry and has been with CooperVision for over 12 years. Most recently, he served in dual business development and professional affairs roles for the company.
“Our establishment of dedicated professional affairs and sales leadership roles for Latin America illustrates not only the momentum we’re seeing in the region, with double-digit sales growth and significant market share gains, but also our confidence in continued expansion,” said David Raimondo, General Manager, Latin America, CooperVision.
“Ricardo and Marcos have sterling reputations among their industry peers, known for their tireless efforts to enhance the clinical and business successes of customers. I can think of no better leaders to work side-by-side with eye care professionals and channel partners as together we build a stronger contact lens prescribing and wearing environment and optimal patient experience.”
Dr. Pintor is based in CooperVision’s Mexico City office and Mr. Lecznowolski is based out of Miami, Florida.
About CooperVision
CooperVision, a unit of The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses and related products and services. The Company produces a full array of monthly, two-week and daily disposable contact lenses, all featuring advanced materials and optics. CooperVision has a strong heritage of solving the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism and presbyopia; and offers the most complete collection of spherical, toric and multifocal products available. Through a combination of innovative products and focused practitioner support, the company brings a refreshing perspective to the marketplace, creating real advantages for customers and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com.
About The Cooper Companies
The Cooper Companies, Inc. ("Cooper") is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE Euronext (NYSE:COO). Cooper is dedicated to being A Quality of Life Company™ with a focus on delivering shareholder value. Cooper operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing perspective on vision care with a commitment to crafting a wide range of high-quality products for contact lens wearers and providing focused practitioner support. CooperSurgical focuses on supplying women's health clinicians with market-leading products and treatment options to improve the delivery of healthcare to women. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., Cooper has approximately 10,000 employees with products sold in over 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com.