Optical organisations

Lesley Longstone has been appointed to the position

Mike Fegan has been appointed chairman of Primary Eyecare Services

Dr J Max Ernst will officially accept the honour next week

A total of six new members will take up their positions in February alongside five re-elected representatives

Jonathon Bench is currently part of the BCLA’s executive council

Gordon Carson steps down from chair of CET approvers after 14 years in the role

Dionne Spence joins the optical regulator following roles at the Financial Ombudsman Service and Prison and Probation Ombudsman

Dr Subo Shanmuganathan joins the optical regulator

Optometrist Professor Jonathan Jackson is appointed at the Dublin Institute of Optometry

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers appoints new master