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Jobson Acquires Minority Interest in Local Eye Site (LES)

September 16, 2011 12:18 AM

NEW YORK—Jobson Medical Information (JMI) and Local Eye Site (LES) announced that JMI has acquired a minority interest in LES. The move follows the two companies’ previous signing of an exclusive sales and marketing agreement in June of 2010 under which LES is represented to the optical and eyecare professional field by Jobson’s ECP Business Services division.

LES, the industry’s leading recruitment website www.localeyesite.com helps eyecare related organizations raise online awareness of their employer brand so they may recruit qualified talent year-round. Through its expansive and targeted, distribution of eyecare jobs and its proprietary user-friendly technology, LES has become the go-to career destination for professionals in the eyecare industry. Local Eye Site’s current membership base includes private eyecare practices, corporate eyecare organizations, the supplier community and teaching institutions at the university level.

“Our acquisition of a minority interest in LES reflects our belief in LES Management’s ability to grow and expand the company. With their superior technology and management expertise we are confident that the growth that we have experienced over the past months will continue well into the future,” said Bill Scott, president ECP Business Services, “We look forward to working with Brad McCorkle, LES’ founder, and his team for a long time to come. This acquisition is another example of our relentless pursuit to provide ECPs with tools and services that will enable make them to better compete in today’s marketplace,” Scott added.

Brad McCorkle, founder of LES said, “Enhancing our relationship with Jobson is strategic and will propel LES so that we may provide even higher levels of service to our customers. Jobson’s scope of solutions, brands and trusted reputation is unmatched in our industry. Combining Jobson’s resources and strength with LES creativity and focus on employment technology will enhance LES' position as the industry leader for online recruitment.”

LES’ recruitment and job search is currently deployed on all of Jobson’s Optical Group websites, including the sites of Vision Monday, 20/20 Magazine, Review of Optometry, Review of Ophthalmology, Sightnation.com and Review of Optometric Business.

Marc Ferrara CEO of Jobson Information Services added, “As a market leader, JMI is constantly looking to bring innovative products and services to the eyecare community. LES is a prime example of such an innovative service. The leadership team at LES brings a unique blend of industry knowledge and recruitment industry experience that has made Local Eye Site the premier recruitment tool in the market.”