01/19/2012 0 Comments

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Online retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses, Coastal Contacts Inc. (TSX: COA) (Stockholm: COA) has named Greg Lechner vice president of business development for the U.S.

"We are pleased to have Greg join the Coastal team as we build out our leadership group and infrastructure with the goal of becoming the World's Optical Store," stated Roger Hardy, Coastal's founder and CEO. "His experience will be of great value as Coastal continues its expansion into the U.S. market through enhancements to our online product offering and development of strategic partnerships with retail chains, eyecare practitioner groups and managed care organizations."

Lechner brings more than 18 years of senior marketing, brand and business development experience from Luxottica Group, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president of strategic partnerships, vice president of marketing for LensCrafters and vice president of strategy-internet/phone sales and service. Lechner holds a BS in accounting and finance and an MBA in marketing.

Founded in 2000, Coastal Contacts services customers in more than 150 countries through its family of websites, including Coastal.com, ClearlyContacts.ca, Lensway.com, Lensway.co.uk, Lensway.se, ClearlyContacts.com.au, ClearlyContacts.co.nz, Contactsan.com, and Coastallens.com.

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