Mary Perkins sold for £2 million in 1980, and continue to receive income from. After the sale the couple moved to Guernsey, where Mary's father had retired. Mary and Doug Perkins established Specsavers in Guernsey in 1984. In 2007 it was the largest privately owned opticians in the world, with nearly 900 stores across the UK and Europe. By 2011 the company had an annual turnover of £1.5bn and over 30,000 staff in markets in the UK, Europe and Australasia. Her current title at Specsavers is "founder". Dame Mary sits on the company board, oversees business development and has particular responsibility for
Perkins Eastman Award" The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, Buildy Award" TKTS Booth and the Redevelopment of Father Duffy Square, New York, NY "AIA New York City, AIANY Design Awards: Merit Award in Architecture;" "Travel + Leisure, Design Award: Best Public Space" Perkins Eastman Perkins Eastman is an international architecture, interior design, urban design, planning, landscape architecture, graphic design, and project management firm. Headquartered in New York City, United States, the firm is led by founding Principals Bradford Perkins and Mary-Jean Eastman. Bradford Perkins and Mary-Jean Eastman met at Llewelyn-Davies International, where Perkins served as the Managing