Founder LensCrafters; Current Chairman of Winning Vision Services, LTD.
E. Dean Butler has served as a director of 1-800 CONTACTS since January 1998. Mr. Butler currently serves as a Chairman of Sight Resource Corporation, a U.S. company that operates 116 optical retail stores, mostly in the Northeast. In addition, Mr. Butler is an owner of and director of Vision Express Philippines, an operator of optical superstores in the Philippines, Guam and Singapore. In 1988, Mr. Butler founded Vision Express in Europe, which merged with the French retail group, GPS, to form Grand Vision in late 1997. In 1983, Mr. Butler founded Lens Crafters and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 1988. Prior to 1983, Mr. Butler was employed by Procter & Gamble in various marketing positions since 1969.
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