Francesco
is President of the CIBA VISION's North America Region. Prior to joining
the North America region, Mr. Balestrieri's experience with CIBA VISION
include four years serving at the company's Atlanta global headquarters
in various Finance roles, including as Global Group Financial Controller
and North America Business Planning and Analysis. Most recently he led
the turnaround of CIBA VISION's Germany business, serving for two years
as General Manager for CIBA VISION's Germanics Cluster including: Germany,
Austria and Switzerland. Prior to this, he served as Head – Marketing
and Operations - for CIBA VISION's Europe, Middle East and Africa region.