Howard Purcell
Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group

Howard Purcell, O.D., F.A.A.O., Dipl.
Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group, Essilor of America, Inc.
Dr. Howard Purcell joined Essilor of America in 2008 as Vice President of Customer Development. The Customer Development Group aligns corporate communications, ECP and sales training, and industry and professional relations into a single organization to provide a deeper focus on delivering on and communicating our mission of improving lives by improving sight. He is a Diplomate in the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry. Howard received a doctorate in optometry from the New England College of Optometry. “I know that no one considers the present and future growth of our customers more than Essilor. Our people really care. We have a mission and we have a heart.”