Latest News VSP Global Names 2016 Chairman of the Board By Staff Monday, May 2, 2016 12:30 AM Daniel Mannen, OD, FAAO. RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—The VSP Global board of directors named Daniel L. Mannen, OD, FAAO, as chairman of the board for a two-year term. Dr. Mannen is the first-ever returning chairman of the board, having served a two-year term previously from 2006 to 2008.Dr. Mannen has been in private professional practice in Oregon for 30 years. He has been affiliated with VSP Global for 20 years and first joined the company’s board of directors in 1997.“We are pleased to have Dan lead the VSP Global Board of Directors,” said outgoing board chairman, Randy Lee, OD. “As VSP Global companies continue to develop programs, including the Premier program, Dan will help ensure that the direction includes consideration of both member preferences and professional optometry.”"As a practicing independent doctor of optometry, I look forward to helping direct and support the efforts of VSP Global that will both strengthen and move our profession forward,” said Dr. Mannen. “In my view, it is all about creating patient care opportunities."