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Tom Shottes has assumed responsibility for the new Professional Lighting Solid State Lighting and Light Management System groups as Senior Vice President. He has been succeeded as CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Inc by Don Klase. In his newly created role, Shottes will be responsible for the development, marketing and sale of professional SSL solutions [...]

John Selander, LC, assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) effective July 1, 2010. He succeeds Fred Oberkircher, LC, FIES (Emeritus, Texas Christian University). Selander, Specification Sales Manager, Architectural Indoor for Acuity Brands Lighting, received a BS degree from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration [...]

GE Lighting has hired Jaime A. Irick to lead GE Lighting Solutions as its president and CEO, reporting to Michael Petras, president and CEO of GE Lighting. In his new role, Irick drives the development, growth and management of GE’s global light-emitting diode (LED) product business for both the household and professional market segments. Brian [...]

Paul Rabinovitz, Vice President of Strong Entertainment Lighting, has announced the promotion of John Luhrs to the position of National Sales Manager. John has been with Strong for more than 18 years and most recently held the position of Southern Regional Sales Manager.

Carrie Verkuil, LC, IESNA has been appointed national sales manager for Tivoli, LLC, returning to the company after an absence of six years.

Wattstopper has announced that Dorene Maniccia, Director of Policy and Industry Affairs, has been named Chair of the Lighting Controls Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). The section’s focus is to promote the benefits of lighting controls including reducing energy costs and improving occupant satisfaction. Section members share experiences and work to transform [...]

The Board of Directors of Litecontrol recently elected Brian M. Golden as President and Chief Executive Officer. Golden joined Litecontrol in 2004 as Vice President, Sales before moving into the role of Vice President, Sales & Marketing in 2007, and being named to the Litecontrol Board of Trustees in 2008. Golden replaces Veda Ferlazzo Clark.

Lighting Services Inc has announced the hire of Gordon Pevzner as Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern United States. Gordon is a graduate of The Ohio State University and brings over 30 years of lighting and sales experience to the LSI sales team. He has worked in varying technically challenging roles that include theatrical lighting [...]

Halco Lighting Technologies, a manufacturer of lamps and ballasts, has announced the hire of Stephanie Weaver as the new Western Region Sales Manager and transition of Grayson Planck to the newly created South Central Region. In Weaver’s new position, she will be reporting to Vice President of Sales Jim Coleman. Weaver has more than 12 [...]