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Axis Lighting has announced the appointment of Howard Yaphe as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 22, 2011. Yaphe joins Axis Lighting owners Morris and Joseph Feldman to form the company’s new leadership team. Yaphe brings 22 years of experience at Canlyte, now a division of Philips Lighting North America, where he began his lighting career [...]

Topanga Technologies, a manufacturer of solid-state plasma lighting, recently announced the appointment of Richard Craig as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Craig is a leader in the photonics and semiconductor field with a track record of building value in technology-based companies. With 25 years of experience developing photonic innovations as a scientist and engineer, and manager, [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) recently announced Kevin Houser, PhD, PE, LC, LEED AP, as the new Editor of LEUKOS, The journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Prof. Houser succeeded David L. DiLaura, LC, FIES, Editor of Volumes 1 – 7. LEUKOS contains current technical developments of worldwide interest [...]

I’m proud to be recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society (of which I’ve been a proud member for the past 16 years) as their current “featured member.” Check it out here.

Denis Lavoie, PE, LC assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) effective July 1, 2011. Lavoie succeeded John Selander, LC. The mission of the IES is to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the [...]

Lighting Science Group recently announced that it has hired James Haworth, former Philips Professional Luminaires North America head of marketing and strategy and former chief executive officer of JJI Lighting Group, to the position of chief executive officer. “Our company’s CEO must be both a realist and an idealist—someone who combines an astute understanding of [...]

It is with great sadness that I report that John Nadon, Business Development Manager for Jesco LED Lighting Solutions, passed on Thursday, June 16 at the age of 59. With an early background in theater arts as a college instructor, independent stage designer and architectural lighting designer, John Nadon is a well known figure in [...]

The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) has announced the appointment of Craig Riley to publisher of tED magazine. Riley has been with tED as an electronic media specialist since 2009. Riley previously served as publisher of Industrial Distribution magazine, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Before that time, he worked in sales roles [...]

Venture Lighting International has announced that Paul Johnson has joined the company as Director, Strategic Marketing and Business Development. Johnson brings to his position 25 years of experience in the electrical industry, including sales, marketing and management positions at Cooper Industries – Bussmann Division, Littelfuse, Daniel Woodhead Company, Ericson Manufacturing and Halex, including a 3 [...]