Francesco Balestrieri - President, North America Region

Francesco is President of the CIBA VISION North America Region, overseeing operations in the U.S. and Canada. Before moving into his current role, he led the CIBA VISION Germanics Cluster, serving for two years as General Manager for CIBA VISION Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Prior to this, he served as Head – Marketing and Operations - for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region of CIBA VISION. Francesco’s additional experience with CIBA VISION includes 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.

He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Venice.