The Women in Lighting Committee of the American Lighting Association (ALA) has announced that the 2021 recipient of the Women in Lighting Leadership Award will be Bulbrite President Cathy Choi.…
Visual Comfort & Co. Receives Significant Financial Investment
Visual Comfort & Co., an award-winning manufacturer of signature designer lighting, has just announced a strategic investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. alongside its…
NORA LIGHTING® WELCOMES FOUR NEW HIRES
Commerce, Calif.-based Nora Lighting has appointed four new administrative staff members at its headquarters: James Gonzales, National Accounts Customer Service; Shaleesha Johnson, Quotations; Yoni Vera, IT Manager; and Raymond Zambrano,…
AMERICAN LIGHTING ADDS TO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Denver-based lighting manufacturer American Lighting has hired Xiaoguang Xiao and Megan M. Tepo to join its LED product development team. As American Lighting’s new Product Engineer, Xiao will lead product…
Samantha Lankford Joins Verozza Lighting as Marketing Manager
Montreal, Canada-based Verozza Lighting, a leader in LED design and architectural lighting solutions, has appointed Samantha Lankford as its new Marketing Manager. Lankford will be responsible for developing and executing…
IMC Taps Digital Innovator Bill Furlong of Expedia Group
International Market Centers (IMC), a Blackstone portfolio company, has hired William B. (Bill) Furlong for the newly created position of CEO of Juniper, IMC’s new fully integrated omnichannel B2B e-commerce…
LEDVANCE Expands Canada President & CEO Charles Harte’s Role
Wilmington, Mass.-based LEDVANCE LLC, the maker of SYLVANIA general lighting in the U.S. and Canada, has appointed Charlie Harte to VP/Marketing & Customer Experience in addition to his role as…
Summer Edition of NY NOW® Slated as First Major Event to be Held at Reopened Javits Center
With the encouraging vaccination numbers and reopening of businesses nationwide comes news that NY NOW® – held twice yearly in January and August – will be the first major event…
Summer Las Vegas Market to Offer Expanded Resources, Show Dates in Sync with HD Expo & ASD
A surge in consumer demand for home product, expectation of a strong fourth quarter and later-than-normal summer show dates are expected to bolster Las Vegas Market’s position as the West…
Industry Veteran Russ Klingel Joins Maxim Group
The Maxim Group Companies has named lighting and ceiling fan industry veteran Russ Klingel as its new Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Maxim Group Companies includes Maxim Lighting, ET2 Contemporary Lighting,…
