Peter Lothes.

GERMANTOWN, Wis.─ Peter Lothes has been named president of Satisloh North America. He will be responsible for leading all sales and operations for Satisloh in the U.S. and Canada. Lothes replaces Larry Clarke, who was appointed president and COO of Satisloh AG last fall and relocated to Switzerland.

“Rarely have I met anyone in our industry with more passion for meeting customers’ needs than Pete. I’m proud to have him leading our North American group,” said Clarke.

Most recently Lothes was Essilor’s vice president of national labs and vice president of operations for both Essilor Laboratories of America and Essilor partner labs. He was responsible for Essilor’s five largest production labs in the U.S. and Mexico.

Lothes’ optical career began with his family’s business, Select Optical in Columbus, Ohio, which was acquired by Essilor in 2004. Lothes continued as its president until 2009, when he joined Essilor as vice president of operations— partner labs.

“Pete’s experience, starting with his family’s retail chain and independent wholesale lab, followed by his corporate career, running some of the largest labs in North America, gives him a unique understanding of how to meet the needs of all types and sizes of labs,” said Clarke.