WE ARE HERE FOR YOU…. LITERALLY
Our team are here to support you so you can work with an independent spirit. We support each store in a way that works best for each person, knowing that every location, every owner is unique.
The Board
DAN MEIKLEJOHN
Dan joins the IO Group as our independent board chair. He brings a diverse set of skills and competencies which will add tremendous value to the work of the Board, and the IO Group, as the way forward is charted in an ever-changing marketplace. These skills encompass visionary leadership, strategic thinking, building sustainable businesses and culture development amongst others.
He currently also holds Advisory Board Chair roles with Queen Anne Indulgence, Breakthrough and Topflight.
BRIAN NAYLOR
Brian has 40 years experience in Optometry, running a busy practice in Palmerston North and previously setting up two other practices, Visique Eye Spy (PN) and Visique on Willis (Wellington). Brian served on the Board of Lasersight (Hamilton) and was Chairman of the Middle Districts NZAO Branch for two terms. He has been a loyal member of Visique/IOG since its inauguration and served on the Product committee in the formative years. Brian is keen to promote and grow the IO Group as he believes independent Optometrists need to work together to become a strong united group.
JAGRUT LALLU
Jagrut brings an exceptional wealth of clinical expertise to the IO Group Board. He speaks regularly in the USA, South Africa, China, Australia and abroad. Currently; he is a branch president (Waikato) for the New Zealand Association of Optometrists, President for the Cornea and Contact lens society for New Zealand, a board member of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and is the NZ representative on the member committee for the Orthokeratology Society for Oceania. In addition, he brings a forward-thinking approach to practice management as the owner of Rose Optometrists in Hamilton. He is passionate about the growth and evolution of the IO Group to keep Independents and the Visique brand prospering in a dynamic environment.
The Executive Team
NEIL HUMAN
Neil is passionate about delivering real results for members to ensure they enjoy prospering practices. Having been in the optometry world working on supply chain for 5years he understands the challenges and nuances of owning a practice and what it takes to make a practice thrive in these challenging times. He brings a wealth of business expertise and is highly analytical offering top level business advice at the end of the phone to all our members.
CAMPBELL WILTSHIRE
Campbell brings a strong retail and service background, a wide range of ideas, processes and analytical insight which will benefit the wider group and the Practices which form its base. He is team focused and believes that the building of relationships is ultimately how real progress is made and real differences are nurtured. He is dedicated to helping increase both visibility through marketing and more crucially, improving the systems and processes to ensure efficiency and improve bottom lines of practices through these additional developmental initiatives. Communication and availability are cornerstones of how he creates and maintains forward progress.