Jane Hoban, Managing Director, Specsavers Canada, Inc.SUPPLIED
Specsavers Canada, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Hoban as Managing Director, effective March 1, 2026. Jane will lead the company’s strategic growth as Specsavers marks its fifth year in Canada with more than 270 locations across nine provinces and one territory.
Jane is an accomplished leader with more than 20 years of retail and marketing experience, most recently serving as Trading Director for Specsavers Australia & New Zealand, where she led product, marketing, PR and e-commerce functions. Her previous roles include Director of Marketing for Specsavers ANZ, Global Marketing Director at T2 Tea, and senior positions at Unilever and The Body Shop across Asia-Pacific markets. As Managing Director, Jane is focused on accelerating Specsavers Canada’s ambitious growth and driving forward an objective to make Specsavers the number one provider of eyewear and eyecare in Canada.
Jane holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management and Marketing from Swinburne University of Technology and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
About Specsavers
Specsavers is driven by its purpose of “changing lives through better sight.” An optometrist-owned business, Specsavers entered the Canadian market in late 2021. Every Specsavers location features optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology to help optometrists detect sight-threatening conditions at early stages.
Founded in the UK over 40 years ago by optometrist couple Doug and Mary Perkins, Specsavers now operates more than 2,700 healthcare businesses globally, serving more than 44 million patients and customers.
