Dean is an experienced consumer brands marketing executive closing in on 40 years of business experience, including founding LensCrafters. Dean served as a Director of 1-800 CONTACTS from January 1998 until the company was sold in late 2007.  In addition, Dean is an owner and Director of Vision Express Holdings, an operator of optical stores in the Philippines, Guam, Australia and Singapore. In 1988, Mr. Butler founded Vision Express in Europe, which merged with the French retail group GPS to form Grand Vision in late 1997. In 1983, Mr. Butler founded LensCrafters and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 1988. Prior to 1983, Mr. Butler was employed by Procter & Gamble in various marketing positions since 1969.