Marchon Eyewear

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.marchon.com

Marchon Eyewear believes fashion and glasses go hand in hand. The company designs and distributes eyeglasses and sunglasses in some 100 countries. Marchon sells collections of eyeglasses and sunglasses, including Calvin Klein, Coach, Disney, Emilio Pucci, Fendi, Nautica, Michael Kors, Sean John, and NIKE brands (all under license); the patented Flexon metal memory frames; and its own eponymous frames. Marchon also makes optical software under names such as OfficeMate (management), and ExamWRITER (health record software) and offers continuing education courses and various publications for eyewear professionals. The company was acquired by vision-care provider VSP in 2008.

Officers:
CEO: Al Berg
SVP Finance and CFO: Len LaSalandra
CIO: James (Jim) McGrann

Competitors:
Fielmann
GrandVision
Luxottica

Marchon Eyewear, inc.

Type	Private
Founded	1983
Headquarters	Melville, New York
Key people	Al Berg, President and CEO Larry Roth, Executive Vice President
Industry	Consumer Opticals
Revenue	▲US$525.0 million (2007)
Employees	2,500 (2007)
Website	www.marchon.com

Marchon Eyewear is a United States-based manufacturer and distributor of eyewear. Founded in 1983, the company's portfolio includes several licensed brands in addition to its own house brands. The company has major design centers in New York and Italy, with manufacturing in Italy, Japan, and China.

The company acquired OfficeMate Software Solutions in 1994, which produces eyecare-specific practice management software.

Contents 1 Brands 1.1 Licensed Brands 1.2 House Brands 2 External links

Brands

Marchon manufactures eyeglasses under the following licensed fashion and sport brands as well as several house brands:

Licensed Brands

• Calvin Klein
• cK
• Coach
• Disney
• Fendi
• Karl Lagerfeld
• Michael Kors
• Nautica
• Nike Vision
• Pucci
• Sean John
• X Games

House Brands

• Marchon
• Flexon
• Autoflex
• Tres Jolie
• Tanos
• Ventana

External links

• Marchon
• OfficeMate Software Solutions

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