we beat all of the crews,” she laughed.
Before leaving for New Zealand the team had a stop in
Vancouver. Nolan was traveling with her guide dog.
However, due to unforeseen circumstances, she had to
leave her guide dog in Vancouver. “It’s not even like
leaving your pet behind this is almost like a part of
me and I had to leave him.”
SATISLOH NAMES
PETER LOTHES
PRESIDENT OF NORTH
AMERICA INC
“What I thought was the only way to make this worthwhile
was to come back with a medal,” she said. “So that is what
fueled me through the race. It was an incredible race.”
Great Britain has always been the team to beat and they
were neck and neck with them all the way down the
racecourse. It was so close, and then they ended up pulling
ahead of them, beating them by just half a second.
Effective April 1st, Peter Lothes will be the new
President of Satisloh North America, Inc and as
a new member of the Satisloh Global Ophthalmic
Executive Team (OET). In this role he will be responsible for leading all sales and operations for
Satisloh in the United States and Canada.
“I remember thinking; I am never doing that again,” she
laughed. “I was thrilled that we were up on the podium
and they were playing Oh Canada. But there was also
that feeling; I was in pain for a long time after.”
He replaces Larry Clarke who has been promoted
to head up Satisloh globally.
“My kids are very proud of me,” she said. “When they were
younger it was great. I always thought they would be embarrassed to tell people their mom can’t see. It ended up
being the first thing they would tell people. They would say
my mom is blind but she rows for Canada. They are really
proud of it.”
“I have rarely met anyone in our industry with
more passion for meeting the needs of customers
than Pete and I am proud to introduce him to you,”
said Clarke in notice to Satisloh partners. “I am
sure you will get the chance to meet him soon.”
Lothes has been in the optical industry for 25 years.
As President of his family’s business, Select Optical
in Columbus, he lead all aspects of it, from marketing and sales to manufacturing and corporate functions from 1991-2009.
Select Optical was acquired by Essilor in 2004 and
Lothes continued on as its President until 2009, at
which time he decided to take the corporate route
and relocated to Dallas to join Essilor as Vice President of Operations—Partner Labs.
“Pete’s experience, starting with his family’s retail
chain and independent wholesale lab, followed by
his corporate career, running some of the largest
labs in North America, gives him a unique understanding of how to meet the needs of all types and
sizes of labs,” said Clarke.
In 2013, Lothes assumed the role of Vice President
of National Labs in conjunction with continuing
his role as VP of Operations for both ELOA and
Partner Labs. Since that time, he has been responsible for Essilor’s five largest production labs in the
US and Mexico.
For more information visit www.satisloh.com
34 Optical Prism | April 2015