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LIA | LightingEurope | Appointments
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Oct 30, 2024
Ayça Donaghy, CEO of The LIA has been Appointed to the Board of LightingEurope
The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ayça Donaghy, our CEO, to the Board of LightingEurope.
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Signify | Appointments
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Oct 28, 2024
Signify Proposes Appointment of CFO Zeljko Kosanovic to Board of Management
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, confirms the appointment of Zeljko Kosanovic as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with effect from October 25, 2024.
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Helvar | Appointments
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Sep 09, 2024
Helvar Welcomes Kim Långström as New CEO
Helvar is pleased to announce that Kim Långström has officially assumed the role of CEO as of September 2nd, 2024. With extensive experience in the smart building industry, Kim is ready to lead Helvar into its next phase of growth and innovation while advancing its mission to provide intelligent, sustainable lighting solutions.
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Appointments | Bartenbach
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Aug 09, 2024
Bartenbach GmbH Announces New Leadership with Helmut Guggenbichler as Managing Director
Helmut Guggenbichler was appointed as the new Managing Director, bringing with him a fresh perspective and extensive experience in daylight and artificial lighting design. He is well-positioned to lead Bartenbach into the future.
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AcuityBrands | Appointments
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Aug 01, 2024
Acuity Brands Appoints Sach Sankpal to Lead Lighting Business
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (“Acuity”), a market-leading industrial technology company, announced that Sach Sankpal, SVP and Chief Growth and Transformation Officer, has been appointed as President of Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (“ABL”).
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Appointments | Ennostar | Lextar
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Jun 13, 2024
Ennostar Announces High-Level Appointments
Ennostar Inc. announced its high-level personnel changes. Following Ennostar’s Board of Directors resolution, Mr. Patrick Fan, President of its subsidiary EPISTAR Corporation, and Dr. Terry Tang, President of Lextar Electronics Corporation will be swapping roles, effective July 1, 2024. Additionally, Mr. BY Chang will step down as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Spokesperson of Ennostar effective immediately, with Mr. Jerry Liu taking over the position.
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Edison Opto | Street Lighting | Solar | Awards | Applications
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Jun 05, 2024
EDISON OPTO Solar Streetlight Earns Prestigious Red Dot Design Award
Edison Opto, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting solutions, is proud to announce that its solar streetlight Renewal Arc 1 has been recognized with the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for its innovative product design.
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Zumtobel | Awards
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May 23, 2024
Zumtobel Group Awarded the Third Consecutive ECOVadis Gold
For the third time in a row, the Zumtobel Group has been awarded a gold medal by the independent sustainability rating platform EcoVadis. In an industry comparison, the lighting group is ranked among the top 1% of all companies assessed by the platform. The successive recognition with the gold medal underlines the consistent and continuous development of the Zumtobel Group and its sustainability activities.
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BrightStar Awards | Awards
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May 23, 2024
LEDs Magazine Recognized More than 50 Products with BrightStar Awards
LEDs Magazine to announced the recipients of its third annual BrightStar Awards. Re-launched from the past Sapphire Awards program, the BrightStar Awards acknowledge innovation in solid-state lighting components, controls, and finished luminaire systems for general lighting and specialty applications.
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Ansorg | Appointments
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Apr 29, 2024
Thorsten Cramer new CEO of Ansorg GmbH – Shaping the Future Direction
Ansorg GmbH announces that Thorsten Cramer has been leading the company as the new CEO since March 1, 2024. With extensive leadership experience in the lighting industry at international companies, Mr. Cramer brings comprehensive expertise to the management.
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Instrument Systems | Appointments
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Apr 05, 2024
New Managing Director at Instrument Systems
On 2 April 2024 the position of the Managing Director passed from Yasumasa Kuboyama to Dr. Yuta Yamanoi, who together with CEO Dr. Markus Ehbrecht form the new Instrument Systems management team.
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Appointments
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Feb 13, 2024
New appointments to Recolight Board of Directors
Recolight is pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors to their board. They are Steven Reed, Commercial Manager at Trilux, and Stephen Bell, Services Transformation & Compliance Director UK & IE at Zumtobel. Both have over 20 years of experience in the lighting industry and are a valued addition to the Recolight board.
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CIE | Awards
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Feb 08, 2024
CIE Gold Pin Awardees
CIE Gold Pins are the highest honour awarded by the CIE. Established in 2007, the awards are granted once every four years at the time of the CIE Session. A distinguished committee of the President, President-Elect and Past-President selects nominees, which are confirmed by the Governing Board.
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Awards | DALI Alliance
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Feb 01, 2024
DALI Lighting Awards 2023 Winners Unveiled
The winners of the DALI Lighting Awards 2023, organised by the DALI Alliance – the global industry organisation for DALI lighting control – have been announced. Each of the eight categories recognises the best use of DALI lighting control in projects from around the world, with the winners chosen by a renowned panel of judges including lighting designers, media specialists and global lighting experts.
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LpS Digital Awards | Awards
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Dec 11, 2023
LpS Digital Award Winners 2023 Announced
Last Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the LpS Digital Summit, the prestigious LpS Digital Awards were presented, celebrating outstanding achievements in the lighting sector.
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LpS Digital Awards | Awards
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Nov 29, 2023
Time is Ticking: Final Call for Entries in the Prestigious LpS Digital Awards 2023
Don't miss the chance to showcase your groundbreaking lighting innovations! With just one week left, the LpS Digital Awards 2023 invites you to submit your exceptional lighting advancements.
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Casambi | Appointments
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Nov 29, 2023
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.
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CIE | Awards
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Oct 31, 2023
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.
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L-Prize | Signify | Awards
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Oct 31, 2023
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.
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DALI Alliance | Awards | Smart Lighting
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Oct 16, 2023
DALI Lighting Awards 2023 Open for Entries
The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, announces the call for entries for the DALI Lighting Awards 2023.
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Ledvance | Appointments
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Oct 13, 2023
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.
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Tridonic | Appointments
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Oct 13, 2023
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.
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Aledia | Appointments
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Oct 13, 2023
MicroLED Pioneer Aledia Has Appointed Pierre Laboisse as CEO
Laboisse, formerly the executive vice president at AMS-Osram, has stepped into the role previously held by Giorgio Anania. While Anania has transitioned to the company’s board of directors, Laboisse takes the helm.
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DALI Alliance | Appointments
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Sep 07, 2023
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.
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Energy Focus | Appointments
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Aug 31, 2023
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.
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Luminus Devices | Mark Pugh | Appointments
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Aug 02, 2023
Luminus Announces Leadership Transition as CEO, Dr. Sun Retires
Luminus Devices announces that after 11 years of service, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Decai Sun, is retiring, and Mark Pugh, currently the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Luminus, will take over the CEO role immediately.
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Appointments | LightingEurope
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Jun 28, 2023
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.
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People | Ian Ashdown | Personnel
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Jun 26, 2023
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.
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Ennostar | Appointments | Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng
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Jun 01, 2023
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.
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Current | Appointments
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May 11, 2023
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.
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