(PRESS RELEASE) 1-800 Contacts recently named current CMO Phil Bienert as president and CMO of 1-800 Contacts, expanding his role to include broader business and operations responsibilities, in addition to CMO — a role in which he has doubled annual acquisition of new customers since starting. This move comes following 1-800 Contacts recent acquisition by KKR in a PE mega deal and paves the way for its continued disruption of the vision industry on behalf of consumers, working to provide an expansive portfolio of products and services to provide cutting edge, comprehensive vision care.