November 17, 2022
After four years at Barn Light Electric, a domestic lighting manufacturer headquartered in Titusville, Fla., Cole Paulson has been appointed Director/National Sales. Most recently serving as a Regional Sales Manager, Paulson joined the company as an intern in the Specification Sales department while attending the University of Central Florida. In 2018, Cole earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration & Management.
Commerce, Calif.-based manufacturer Nora Lighting is partnering with Smart Lighting Systems (SLS) to cover the area of Sacramento and the Central Valley of California. SLS replaces long-time Nora rep, Larry Swoboda of Swoboda Lighting, who retired after many years as a successful lighting representative. The addition of SLS will help Nora Lighting further expand its…
January 2, 2024 Looking Ahead to 2024 The National Lighting Bureau welcomes new board members to bring a new mission to champion excellence and innovation in lighting design, technology, and application. “A big thank you to all of our newest NLB Executive Board members for their dedication to the goals of our organization.I look forward…
February 7, 2024 LEDVANCE Has Announced the Appointment of Lynnette Schaeffer as the New Director of Training, Overseeing the Innovative LIGHTPOINT® Training Program. Pedro Sega, Head of Marketing USC, expressed his enthusiasm, “We are thrilled to have Lynnette join the LEDVANCE family. With over two decades dedicated to the lighting and electrical industry, her expertise…
The June edition of the Lightovation resi-oriented trade show and the Lighting One lighting co-op convention – timed to coincide with Lightovation in Dallas last week – was an ideal time to take the collective temperature of distributors now that the noise regarding tariffs has settled down. Lightovation and the Lighting One convention each provided…
National Specialty Lighting (NSL) has promoted Jason Fisher to National Sales Manager for the U.S. He has been an NSL rep for over a year, most recently serving as Regional Manager for the Mid and Southeast U.S. for the past 5 months. In that role, he demonstrated strong leadership, a deep understanding of customer needs,…
The Lighting Controls Academy (LCA) has announced Gary Meshberg, LC, CLCP, LEED-AP, IES, has been re-elected the organization’s Chair for the 2026-2027 term. Meshberg is the Regional Sales Manager/Central USA for Casambi wireless lighting control systems. A 30+ year industry veteran, he previously served as Director of Industry & Market Engagement, Director of Marketing, VP/Sales, Read More…
Charleston, S.C.-based Sonepar has appointed Scott Jansen President West Region, effective January 1. His predecessor, Dana Mouritzen, will assume leadership of the East Region while continuing his concurrent role as COO for Sonepar USA. Jansen has served as president of QED, a Sonepar company, since 2021. In his three decades with the company, he has Read More…