Carl Zeiss Vision Acquires Optoteam

Position in Scandinavia expanded
Purchase of Optoteam effective July 1, 2006.



Aalen, Germany, 14.07.2006.
Effective July 1, 2006, Carl Zeiss Vision, one of the world’s leading suppliers of spectacle lenses, purchased the Swedish ophthalmic business, Optoteam.

Based in Trellebrog, Optoteam has been a distributor of Carl Zeiss Vision’s SOLA and American Optical lenses for several years. In addition to the distribution of spectacle lenses, Optoteam has made a name for itself as the North European market leader in the field of safety eyewear. Optoteam has an organisation consisting of 33 employees. Its customer portfolio includes eye care professionals in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Bo Lindgren, founder of Optoteam, welcomes the acquisition as an important step for the future:
“I am pleased to hand over Optoteam to a company with whom we have worked very closely for many years. The resources of Carl Zeiss Vision lay the optimum foundations for the future growth of Optoteam.”

“With the acquisition of Optoteam, we are strengthening our organisation in the Swedish market and in other Northern European countries. The level of expertise at Optoteam and the close relationships with customers and market partners fits well with the strategy of Carl Zeiss Vision. We expect that Optoteam will enhance their market position and benefit from improved growth opportunities,” adds Flemming Andersen, Nordic Regional Manager at Carl Zeiss Vision.

Previously Marketing Manager at Optoteam,
Patrik Gustafsson has now been appointed as Managing Director and will head the company, supported by Market Manager Jakob Ingvaldsen. Jakob Ingvaldsen worked on the Danish and Norwegian markets for SOLA Nordic, now Carl Zeiss Vision, for several years.


Bo Lindgren
MD
Optoteam
Phone: +46 410 482 81
Fax: +46 33 06 20
E-Mail:

Flemming Andersen
Nordic Regional Manager
Carl Zeiss Vision
Phone: +45 473 35888
Gsm.: + 45 209 85888

Number: V19/06 EL