Kelly Rosemann

Kelly Rosemann is an optical industry and business development professional with 28 years of experience spanning sales, technical training, education, and optical management. She currently serves as North America Business Development Manager at Horizons Optical, a lens design company based in Barcelona, Spain. As employee number five and the first woman on the US sales team, she develops relationships with wholesale lens manufacturing laboratories to help build their lens portfolios for independent eye care practices. She also acts as a brand ambassador, educating opticians and ECPs nationwide on Horizons technology to improve patient experiences in exam chairs and optical purchases. Previously, she spent 7.5 years at HOYA Vision Care, starting in sales as a Territory Sales Manager, moving to the training department for a year, and then spending three years in technical marketing where she created and delivered technical trainings adapted for the US market, taught on national stages, and coached sales reps on implementing technologies and business development skills. Earlier in her career, she spent about 20 years working in optometry practices in St. Louis, Missouri, progressing from receptionist to optician, lab work making lenses, sales, and management roles. She holds a corporate communications degree from a college program in St. Louis designed for working adults, graduating with a 3.98 GPA magna cum laude after 10 years of night school, and maintains an American Board of Opticianry certification achieved in 1998. She is a member of the United Opticians Association and serves on its Sightline Industry Board.