ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Visioneering Technologies, Inc., (VTI), has named Tony Sommer to the position of senior vice president of Sales and Marketing. Sommer will direct planning, development, and execution of growth plans and business strategies for the NaturalVue® Brand contact lens portfolio.

“Tony is a talented and transformative leader who has a phenomenal track record of driving growth, and intensely focusing on innovation for the benefit of patients, practitioners, and shareholders,” said Stephen Snowdy, PhD, CEO of Visioneering Technologies. “I am thrilled to have someone of Tony’s experience and caliber join our team, and Tony will be an instrumental player in bringing Visioneering Technologies’ break-through innovations in contact lenses to hundreds of thousands of patients.”

Sommer has nearly two decades of multi-disciplinary experience in the packaged goods, health care, and medical device industries. He has served in a variety of U.S. and international executive roles, across a number of business divisions, with leading companies including General Mills, Coca Cola, CIBA Vision/Novartis and Bausch + Lomb. A decorated combat veteran, Sommer saw service in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

“Visioneering Technologies, Inc. is an exciting new company set for success and rapid growth in the vision care industry, and I’m proud to help bring its revolutionary NaturalVue® portfolio of contact lenses to a market hungry for innovation in areas of high patient need,” remarked Sommer.

Sommer holds an MBA from Oklahoma City University and has a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from the United States Air Force Academy. He is based at VTI’s headquarters in the Atlanta area.

About Visioneering Technologies, Inc.

Visioneering Technologies, Inc. (VTI), headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, is an innovative company dedicated to developing products that improve vision. With a portfolio of technologies, the company uses creative and differentiated design approaches to develop products that enhance practitioner and patient experiences. VTI optical designs have been awarded fourteen patents worldwide, and additional patents are pending. Strength in science, an entrepreneurial culture, and the ability to bring technology to life make Visioneering Technologies, Inc. a company to watch. For more information, visit www.vtivision.com/ or call 844-884-5367.