SECAUCUS, N.J.—In July, Safilo Group announced the relocation of its North American headquarters from Parsippany, NJ to Secaucus, NJ and hosted an event on Wednesday, Oct. 18 to celebrate the new headquarters.
From 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. guests flocked to the new location at 300 Lightning Way and were able to tour the new offices, view collections under Safilo’s portfolio of brands and were treated to drinks and light bites.
In attendance were Luisa Delgado, Safilo Group’s CEO who gave a toast to the room along with Henri Blomqvist, CEO of Safilo North America.
Take a look at a slideshow of the event below to get a peek inside the headquarters.
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A view inside the entrance to Safilo North America’s new headquarters.
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A collage of images decorate a wall inside of the new HQ.
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Light bites were served to guests during the evening.
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Luisa Delgado, CEO, Safilo Group addresses the room during the event.
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Luisa Delgado makes a toast in celebration of the new North America HQ.
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Luisa Delgado, CEO, Safilo Group speaking to a full room at the event.
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(L to R) Dave Brown, CEO of IDOC; Eric Blanchette, head of strategic alliances, Safilo; Mel Groot, director, Safilo board and Oliver Spandow, CFO of IDOC.
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Bill Deponti (l) of the Special Olympics with Heather Anderson president and CEO of Special Olympics NJ.
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Brian Villavecchia (l) and Al Villavecchia (r) from Alfred J Buying Group with Safilo’s Bruce Abramson (center).
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Mitch Barkley (l) from The Vision Council with Henri Blomqvist, CEO of Safilo North America.
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(L to R) Mark Ugenti, vice president of sales, Safilo; Vladimiro Baldin, creative director Safilo and Ines Gazzoni, Safilo board of directors.
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Jeff Cole (l), director, board of directors of Safilo with Brad Shapiro, principal, C&E Vision Group.
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(L to R) Luisa Delgado with Nicholas Bograd of Bergdorf Goodman with his wife during the event.
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(L to R) Mark Ugenti, SVP, sunglass sales, Safilo USA; Christine Tran, eyewear merchandiser, Marc Jacobs; Melodie Renaud, director of eyewear merchandising, Marc Jacobs; Jessica Spitzer, Sr. Account Executive, Safilo USA.
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Henri Blomqvist, CEO of Safilo North America (l) with Ernesto Frixa, senior director finance & accounting North America.