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Hubert Sagnières

Former Vice-Chairman of EssilorLuxottica

Hubert Sagnières has been the driving force behind Essilor’s transformation, focusing on a single mission: to improve lives by improving sight. He is a man of action and commitment who is fighting to eliminate poor vision across the world by 2050.

It is under Hubert Sagnières’ impetus that a dedicated Mission division was created in 2012 to accelerate the Group’s initiatives to raise awareness of the importance of good vision, and provide access to eyeglasses for the 2.7 billion people living with uncorrected poor vision.

Through Essilor’s inclusive business models, micro-entrepreneurs are able to carry out simple eye tests and sell basic optical equipment to populations in remote areas; the Essilor Vision Foundation™ has been working to improve eye care for disadvantaged children since 2007; the Vision For Life™ charitable fund supports initiatives targeting uncorrected poor vision; and the Vision Impact Institute™ works to highlight the social and economic impact of poor vision (the annual global cost is estimated at $272bn).

Essilor joined the Vision Catalyst Fund in 2018, with a commitment to extend its inclusive business models and charitable schemes to meet the needs of the 900 million people throughout the Commonwealth who suffer from uncorrected poor vision.