Metrolight, a manufacturer of electronic HID products, has announced the relocation of its headquarters to Dana Point, California. The company’s operations center will remain in Brentwood,TN. The move to California is a tactical one as 30% of the country’s energy consumption is attributed to this state. In addition, California offers one of the largest utility [...]
The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) recently announced that Jim Frank, CLMC, CSLC, is the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Frank is the Division Manager for Facility Solutions Group of Shawnee, KS. Facility Solutions Group is a single source provider of lighting, electrical and energy products and services. FSG provides a [...]
In 2008, it was my honor to work with legendary lighting designer Howard Brandston on editing LEARNING TO SEE: A Matter of Light, which was subsequently published by IES. If the book could be boiled even further to a single statement, it might be Brandston’s trademark question, “What is it you wish to see?” Check [...]
Joel A. Spira, founder, chairman, and director of research of Lutron Electronics, headed the list of electroindustry leaders recently honored by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) at its annual conference. Spira, who has dedicated his career to what he calls “the magic of lighting,” is the recipient of the 2010 Bernard H. Falk Award, [...]
Leucos USA has announced that Liz Bock, formerly of Artemide, has been appointed to the position of Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Bock, who is based in Chicago, will be responsible for leading sales and marketing efforts across all of the company brands (Leucos, ITRE, FDV and Luxit) in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota. [...]
WAC Lighting President Shelley Wang has appointed Timothy E. Vislay to Western Regional Sales Manager. Vislay served as National Sales Manager for Maxlite and Minka Lavery, a division of Minka Lighting. He also worked as Product Development manager for MINKA and was Store Manager for EXPO Design Center and Lamps Plus. In his new position [...]
LED company Lunera Lighting, Inc. has announced that former Hewlett Packard and Lumileds executive, Karen Owyeung, has joined Lunera as its new CEO. Owyeung brings with her nearly 20 years of marketing, operations, and general management experience in the LED industry. Owyeung began her career in LED technology at Hewlett Packard’s Optoelectronics Division. She held [...]
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has presented Jonathan Speirs of lighting design firm Speirs and Major with a Lifetime Achievement Award – the highest accolade within Scottish architecture. To date, the award has only been conferred on four other individuals. Congratulations, Jonathan! It’s an honor well deserved.
Starting today, Aldo Kamper is succeeding Dr. Rüdiger Müller who, after heading the optoelectronic semiconductor business for 22 years at OSRAM and formerly at Siemens, is retiring. Kamper started his professional career at OSRAM in 1994 after completing his business administration studies. Between 1999 and 2006, he held executive positions at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors in [...]
Steven Rosen, President of Available Light, a lighting design firm working worldwide in the fields of museum exhibition, architecture and corporate communications, has announced that Dan Gerstenhaber has joined the firm. Dan, along with Principal Bill Kadra, will be responsible for operating the Special Event and Trade Show division of Available Light. For the past [...]
