Roger Durantis

Directeur du développement des activités de diversification d'Essilor International (informative eyewear, programmes d'amélioration de la vision par entraînement cérébral, centres d'assistance basse vision, etc...).

Auparavant :
1998 to 2007 CEO of Essilor Instruments, a division of Essilor Int’l – B to B & B to B to C
Achievements : company grown from 55M€ to an international group of 150 M€ and operational margin from break-even-less to 15%

1992 to 1998 MD of various medium size firms in a family-owned business (Comasec Int’l, then Bacou) – B to B
Achievements : turn-around (direct or supervising) of international firms (personal protective equipment and consumables for industrial and military customers)

1987 to 1990 Technical leader of a high-tech start-up owned by Framatome (now Areva)
Achievements : sales of innovative systems (fiber optics, data multiplexing) to key accounts