With more than a decade of experience in the industry, optometrist Karthigan Paramananthasivam is the new area eyecare manager for New Zealand for EssilorLuxottica.

Paramananthasivam is passionate about advanced contact lenses and collaborative care and believes collaboration between optometrists, GPs and allied health professionals is key to the future of eyecare, said Amy Pillay, EssilorLuxottica’s professional affairs manager. “In this new role, he will support optometrists and team members in advancing eyecare excellence.”

Outside of work, Paramananthasivam said he enjoys cooking, surfing, fishing, snowboarding and spending time with his wife and two daughters.