EssilorLuxottica has appointed Dr Michele Ginocchietti PhD as head of EssilorLuxottica ANZ after serving 12 years with the group across global and regional roles.
Dr Ginocchietti, who has a PhD in industrial engineering and a degree in computer science and telecommunication engineering from the University of Perugia, Italy, said audiology was a core pillar of the business.
EssilorLuxottica said he was an experienced business leader with a strong academic background and his professional career spanned technological innovation, operational excellence, commercial strategy, and the luxury fashion sector.
“I am truly excited to embark on this new journey in ANZ,” Dr Ginocchietti said.
“This is a key region for the Group, and I am keen to contribute my expertise to its continued growth.
“Our industry is on the verge of a profound transformation, and EssilorLuxottica is committed to leading this change through innovation that creates tangible value for both our partners and consumers.
“By adapting cutting-edge solutions to meet modern day-to-day challenges, we aim to support market growth”.
Audiology a core pillar
Dr Ginocchietti said he believed that leveraging opportunities across EssilorLuxottica’s core pillars – eyewear, vision care, audiology, wearables, and med-tech – would be essential to capitalising on the region’s immense potential.
“To succeed, we must evolve together and anticipate market shifts: building new capabilities, embracing innovation and confidently adopting new ways of working across every facet of our business, all while firmly championing our independent business partners,” he said in a media release on 11 March 2026.
Dr Ginocchietti joined the Group in 2014 as Luxottica global wholesale sales development director, before relocating to Hong Kong and then Shanghai.
Over the next seven years, EssilorLuxottica said he held different senior roles where he successfully drove business growth and reinforced the Group’s market leadership in Greater China.
Previously, he occupied pivotal roles at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis Group) and Ferrari SPA.
EssilorLuxottica is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of advanced vision care products, eyewear and medtech solutions. It is also home to innovative lens technologies including its new Nuance Audio glasses which have recently gone on sale in Australia at OPSM stores, independent eyecare and audiology clinics.
EssilorLuxottica also recently launched a new hearing care option for Australia and New Zealand through its first direct-to-consumer audiology service in OPSM stores.
The Group has more than 200,000 employees across 150 countries and 600 operations facilities, serving 300,000 eye care professionals and operating 18,000 stores.
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