Nathan McKinley.
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PEORIA, Ill.—Sunglass and eyeglass maker Maui Jim, has named Nathan McKinley senior sales director, ophthalmic division. With McKinley, the first to fill this position at Maui Jim, the brand is putting more focus behind their Ophthalmic line, which launched in early 2018. McKinley will help the brand’s ophthalmic branch expand distribution and grow Maui Jim’s team of ophthalmic account executives, making this branch of the business a big initiative for 2019 and beyond, the brand said in a statement.

McKinley, who previously worked with Kaenon Polarized and Tom Davies for the past 13 years, brings his extensive knowledge of the eyewear industry to Maui Jim. He has worked in all facets of the business including sales, frame design, manufacturing, marketing, product development and product launch. McKinley will directly build up and manage Maui Jim’s ophthalmic sales team in the U.S.