Chris Beer became Chief Operating Officer of Luxottica Optical Retail Australasia in February 2009. Previously, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Asia-Pacific and China retail operations of Luxottica Group, from 2003, having had 22 years of experience with the OPSM Group (later acquired by Luxottica). He held senior executive positions in sales and operations before being appointed International HR Manager for the OPSM Group in 1999 and General Manager Retail for OPSM Australia in 2001.
Mr. Beer oversees group operations, marketing, merchandise, distribution and manufacturing for the Australia/NZ Region.