Steve Wright.

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—Steve Wright, most recently president of VSP Global’s Omni-Channel Solutions business, has retired. Wright’s retirement was announced internally last week and is effective immediately.

Stated Rob Lynch, VSP Global board member and interim CEO of VSP Global, “We want to thank Steve for his 44 years of service. Steve first joined the organization in 1973 as one of the first employees at the VSP lab in Sacramento and served in a variety of leadership roles throughout his career, including as president of Altair Eyewear and senior vice president of the Americas for Marchon Eyewear, Inc. Most recently, he served as the president of VSP Global Omni-Channel Solutions. We wish him well in his retirement,” Lynch said, and noted that Wright has been a “valued member of VSP’s executive leadership team.”

Wright was named president of Omni-Channel Solutions in February 2016. Omni-Channel Solutions is a line of business focused on a multichannel strategy for consumers to engage professional optometry for the eyecare and eyewear with a focus on the Premier Program.

A VSP spokesperson told VMail that VSP Omni-Channel Solutions leadership now reports to Lynch.