DALLAS— Davis Vision, Inc. has named Scott Mallonee regional vice president for national accounts and Chris Childs regional vice president of sales for the western division. Both will be based here.

Mallonee brings over 15 years of experience in health care with expertise in customer service, sales and account management, most recently with Buck Consultants, where he served as vice president, global client solutions practice. He will be responsible for national corporate accounts and will provide support to the account management team. “Scott brings a new level of energy to Davis Vision, focused on delivering strategic solutions to key clients across the country using his breadth of experience and relationships,” said Mike Ehrle, chief sales officer of Davis.

Childs joins Davis with over 20 years of experience in health and welfare, leading sales teams throughout the western half of the country with many carriers, including Cigna, Humana, Ameritas and most recently Sterling, where he served as regional vice president of the South and Midwest. He will be responsible for leading his team to execute sales and growth of vision care solutions to new clients and partner relationships. “We believe Chris’ strategic thinking and abilities to effectively manage and motivate people to consistently exceed expectations will result in the long-term success of the region,” said Ehrle.

Davis Vision is part of the HVHC Inc. group of companies, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, which also includes Visionworks of America and Viva International Group. Davis Vision has been providing comprehensive vision benefits for nearly 50 years and currently serves more than 55 million vision care consumers with vision care programs nationwide through a provider network of ophthalmologists, optometrists and dispensing locations at more than 40,000 points of access, in both private and retail settings.