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Casambi | Appointments | Nov 29, 2023
Casambi Appoints Mark McClear as New CEO
Casambi Appoints Mark McClear as New CEO Global smart lighting control company, Casambi, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McClear as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. McClear takes over from Kari Mettälä, who, following five years of dynamic leadership, has stepped down to pursue other strategic priorities. Read more »
CIE | Awards | Oct 31, 2023
CIE Waldram Gold Pin Awardee 2023: Naomi Miller
CIE Waldram Gold Pin Awardee 2023: Naomi Miller In 2023 Naomi Miller from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Portland, Oregon (US) received the highest recognition awarded by the CIE for work in applied illuminating engineering, the Waldram Gold Pin Award for Exceptional Outstanding Contributions in Applied Illuminating Engineering. The award puts a special focus on work that relates to recent CIE publications and recognizes Naomi Miller’s outstanding and exceptionally broad contributions in this area. Read more »
L-Prize | Signify | Awards | Oct 31, 2023
Signify Wins Prototype Phase of U.S. Department of Energy’s Prestigious L-Prize Competition
Signify Wins Prototype Phase of U.S. Department of Energy’s Prestigious L-Prize Competition Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that it is a winner of the Prototype Phase of the U.S. Department of Energy’s L-Prize competition. Signify’s winning prototypes – the Generation Flex modular luminaire and Interact Next Gen scalable connected lighting system – were chosen for their exceptional performance across six areas: efficacy; quality of light; connectivity; product life cycle; technical innovation; and diversity, equity and inclusion. Read more »
Ledvance | Appointments | Oct 13, 2023
Ledvance Merges Branding and Communication Divisions for a Unified Future
Ledvance Merges Branding and Communication Divisions for a Unified Future Garching-based lighting company, Ledvance, has announced the unification of its Global Brand Management and Corporate Communications departments, effective from October 1st. The decision to merge these departments is aimed at fostering a more holistic approach to branding and embedding the corporate identity more deeply into its communications. Read more »
Tridonic | Appointments | Oct 13, 2023
Tridonic – Thomas Ender Takes Over as SVP Global Sales
Tridonic – Thomas Ender Takes Over as SVP Global Sales Thomas Ender is the new Senior Vice President Global Sales at Tridonic and as such heads the company’s international sales organisation. Thomas Ender succeeds Christoph Zimmermann who decided to leave the company at the end of September. In his new position, Thomas reports directly to Tridonic CEO Hugo Rohner. Read more »
DALI Alliance | Appointments | Sep 07, 2023
DALI Alliance Appoints New Market Development Manager for North America
DALI Alliance Appoints New Market Development Manager for North America The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for smart digital lighting control using DALI, has appointed Carol Jones to the newly created role of Market Development Manager for North America. She takes responsibility for promoting the benefits of DALI and its certification programs (DALI-2, D4i, DALI+), while interacting with key stakeholders and gathering feedback from the market. Read more »
Energy Focus | Appointments | Aug 31, 2023
Energy Focus Appoints New CEO and Chairman of the Board
Energy Focus Appoints New CEO and Chairman of the Board Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFOI), a leader in sustainable, energy-efficient LED lighting control systems and products for the commercial, military, maritime and consumer markets, today announced that on August 24, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Energy Focus, Inc. (the “Company” or “Energy Focus”) approved the termination of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Lesley Matt, effective immediately. The Board appointed Chiao Chieh Jay Huang to serve as the Company’s new CEO. In line with this decision, Mr. Huang will discontinue his role as Chairman of the Board. Read more »
Appointments | LightingEurope | Jun 28, 2023
Elena Scaroni Assumes the Role of Secretary General for LightingEurope
Elena Scaroni Assumes the Role of Secretary General for LightingEurope LightingEurope, the leading association representing the lighting industry in Europe, is delighted to announce the appointment of Elena Scaroni as its new Secretary General, effective June 26, 2023. Scaroni's promotion to this important role comes after her successful tenure as Policy Director since joining LightingEurope in September 2016. Read more »
People | Ian Ashdown | Personnel | Jun 26, 2023
In Memory of Ian Ashdown
In Memory of Ian Ashdown With intense sorrow, SunTracker Technologies announced the passing of our beloved friend, Ian Ashdown, PEng (Ret), FIES, Senior Scientist and co-founder of SunTracker Technologies Ltd. Read more »
Ennostar | Appointments | Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng | Jun 01, 2023
Ennostar Announces High-Level Appointment – Mr. Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng
Ennostar Announces High-Level Appointment – Mr. Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng Yesterday (May 31), Ennostar Inc. announced a high-level personnel change; the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng as Chairman and President of Ennostar while Dr. BJ Lee is going to retire at the same time. The new personnel change took effect immediately. Read more »
Current | Appointments | May 11, 2023
Current™ Appoints Steve Harris as New CEO
Current™ Appoints Steve Harris as New CEO Current™ has appointed Steve Harris as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding interim CEO Bill Tolley. Harris, an established business leader is recognized for his operational prowess, was most recently Executive Chairman of Shape Technologies Group in Kent, Washington. The change will be effective May 30. Read more »
Appointments | LightingEurope | Apr 14, 2023
LightingEurope Elects Executive Board and President
LightingEurope Elects Executive Board and President The LightingEurope General Assembly elected on 31 March a new Executive Board for a two-year mandate. The role of the LightingEurope Executive Board is to implement LightingEurope’s strategy and work program. It is composed of 16 members, equally split between representatives of member national lighting associations and member companies. Read more »
Appointments | Feb 28, 2023
Current Lighting Announces the Appointment of Bill Tolley as Interim CEO
Current Lighting Announces the Appointment of Bill Tolley as Interim CEO Current™, a leading commercial and industrial (“C&I”) lighting and controls company, has appointed William (“Bill”) Tolley as its Interim CEO, effective yesterday. Departing CEO Manish Bhandari was instrumental in leading the company through the pandemic and a transformative acquisition of Hubbell’s C&I Lighting business. Read more »
Appointments | Feb 22, 2023
Signify Appoints Nico van der Merwe as CEO for UK&I
Signify Appoints Nico van der Merwe as CEO for UK&I Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has appointed Nico van der Merwe as Chief Executive Officer for Signify UK and Ireland, started 1 February 2023. Nico joins Signify from Schneider Electric, where he spent 15 years in various roles, most recently as Vice President for Home & Distribution UK&I. Read more »
Appointments | Feb 01, 2023
Alexander Everke Hands Over ams OSRAM CEO Position to Aldo Kamper
Alexander Everke Hands Over ams OSRAM CEO Position to Aldo Kamper ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announces that Alexander Everke will step down as CEO of ams OSRAM after seven successful years at the helm of the company. He will be succeeded by Aldo Kamper whom the Supervisory Board of ams OSRAM has today appointed as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO. Aldo Kamper has been CEO of Leoni AG, Nuremberg, a global player in energy and data management solutions for the automotive industry, since 2018. Prior, Aldo Kamper spent over 15 years in different management positions with OSRAM, most recently as general manager of the business unit Opto Semiconductors, which recorded significant growth under his leadership. Read more »
LpS Digital Summit | 2022 | Keynotes | Panel Discussion | Awards | Dec 12, 2022
LpS Digital Summit 2022 – Keynotes, Panel Discussion, Awards
LpS Digital Summit 2022 – Keynotes, Panel Discussion, Awards This year's LpS Digital Summit under the motto of "Experience the Future of Light" took place on December 7th. The program consisted of keynotes from Ourania Georgoutsakou from LightingEurope, Aleksandar Nastov from Samsung , Dr. Rene Wegh from Signify, and Professor Dr. Robert F. Karlicek, Jr. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a panel discussion and the LpS Digital Awards ceremony. Siegfried Luger, Head of Luger Research e.U., hosted the event. Luger Research e.U. – Institute for Innovation – is the event organizer in collaboration with their publications LED professional, Trends in Lighting and the Global Lighting Directory. Read more »
Zhaga Awards | Awards | Dec 09, 2022
Zhaga Smart City Sensor Awards Submission Date Extended
Zhaga Smart City Sensor Awards Submission Date Extended The Zhaga Consortium launched the global Zhaga Smart City Sensor Awards in mid-September to address the needs for innovative sensors of the many cities that have installed Zhaga-D4i certified streetlights. The awards encourage and recognize excellence in smart city sensors that can be installed on streetlights using the Zhaga Book 18 standard and are suitable for Zhaga-D4i certification. The submission date has now been extended. Sensor manufacturers, innovators as well as universities and students are encouraged to submit their applications by 3 March 2023. Read more »
Awards | People | Nov 30, 2022
The LIT Lighting Design Awards 2022 Winners Have Been Announced
The LIT Lighting Design Awards 2022 Winners Have Been Announced Zurich, Switzerland – The LIT Lighting Design Awards was created to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and lighting designers. The program celebrates creativity and innovation in the fields of lighting products and applications. Read more »
Appointments | Lumileds | Steve Barlow | Nov 02, 2022
Lumileds Successfully Completes Comprehensive Financial Restructuring and Announces Leadership Transition
Lumileds Successfully Completes Comprehensive Financial Restructuring and Announces Leadership Transition Lumileds Holding B.V. (“Lumileds” or the “Company”), a global leader in innovative lighting solutions, has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11, having reduced its funded debt by approximately $1.4 billion. With the restructuring transaction completed, Lumileds will be owned by a new group of long-term institutional investors, including Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C., Nut Tree Capital Management, L.P., and Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. Read more »
DALI Alliance | Awards | Smart Lighting | Sep 13, 2022
DALI Lighting Awards 2022 Open for Entries
DALI Lighting Awards 2022 Open for Entries The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, announces the call for entries for the DALI Lighting Awards 2022. With a closing date of December 2, 2022, the DALI Lighting Awards 2022 will highlight and recognize the best use of DALI control applications and solutions in lighting projects across the world. Read more »
Energy Focus | Appointments | Sep 13, 2022
Energy Focus Recruits Lesley Matt as CEO
Energy Focus Recruits Lesley Matt as CEO Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFOI), a leader in sustainable, energy-efficient LED lighting control systems and products for the commercial, military, maritime and consumer markets, today announced that Ms. Lesley Matt will join the company as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 12, 2022. Read more »
Lumenpulse | Appointments | Aug 13, 2022
Lumenpulse Brand Appoints Peter Timotheatos as President
Lumenpulse Brand Appoints Peter Timotheatos as President August 10th marks a very exciting milestone for Lumenpulse; they are pleased to announce the details of an internal reorganisation, with the appointment of Peter Timotheatos as President of Lumenpulse, effective immediately. He will continue to report to François-Xavier Souvay, Founder, President, and CEO of LMPG (formerly known as Lumenpulse Group). Read more »
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