Bill Scott (l) and James DeMatteis.

  
NEW YORK—Executives at WebMD and Jobson have announced that Bill Scott, currently president of the Research, ECP & PAA divisions of the Jobson Optical Group, has been appointed president of the Jobson Optical/U.S. Pharmacist Group, effective immediately. Scott, a long-time Jobson business leader, has served two stints at the company, totaling 30 years. "Over that time, Bill has done an excellent job leading various divisions of the Optical Group," stated Blake DiSimone, chief financial officer and executive VP of WebMD.

In addition, the company said, "We are pleased to announce that James DeMatteis, currently director of digital products, for the New York Optical retail division, has been promoted to the position of publisher of the 20/20 and VisionMonday divisions of the Optical Group. James joined Jobson as a sales manager in 2006, and has helped drive the digital expansion of the 20/20 and VisionMonday business units."

"Please join us in congratulating Bill and James in their new leadership roles in the Optical Group," added DeSimone.

 
 Marc Ferrara.
Marc Ferrara, who has been CEO of Information Services, Jobson Medical Information at the Optical Group/U.S. Pharmacist will continue to play an advisory, consulting and market-facing role for the Optical Group, working closely with Scott, DeMatteis and the rest of the Optical/USP management team for the foreseeable future.

Ferrara has worked at Jobson Publishing for more than 30 years. with wide-ranging responsibilities. He was named president of the group in 2005. Jobson's Optical Group includes 20/20, Frames Data, Vision Monday, Review of Optometry, Review of Ophthalmology, Jobson Research, Jobson Internet Solutions and Jobson's international business in Europe, Latin America and Asia. In 1989, he was named editor-in-chief of 20/20 Magazine and was later named publisher of the magazine.