CLEARWATER, Fla.—Visibility Management has announced that Bob Barton has joined the group’s consulting team as a senior partner. Barton joins the Visibility Management team with extensive experience in competitive vision retailing environments, including e-commerce. His expertise in turn-around situations, including developing new business strategies, organizational restructuring, host negotiations and corporate fiscal responsibility, make him an excellent addition to the Visibility Management consulting team, the company said.

Added Barton, "I am excited to have the opportunity to work with Visibility Management. The leadership team is comprised of the finest leaders in the industry and I look forward to sharing my 30 years of retail experience with the organization."

Barton previously served as senior vice president of brands with US Vision. He was responsible for more than 300 optical locations under the brands of BJ's Optical, Meijer's Optical and Boscov's Optical.

Visibility Management’s managing partner Richard Sanchez stated, “We welcome Bob to our team. His experience in retail optical operations and merchandising will assist our clients in their strategic planning. Our firm continues to expand services, especially in our industry transactional activity.”