September 28, 2022
Lighting People: On the Move | September 2022
Author: Brooke Ziolo, with contributions from Al Uszynski
Career moves of lighting people whom you may know
It’s been a busy time for people moving up and moving on to new, exciting opportunities. Below is a rundown of some career changes that some lighting people have recently made.
Promotions
| Luke Langner | Pricing and Market Intelligence Specialist, Cooper Lighting Solutions |
| Daniel Pena | Sr. Sourcing Manager, Acuity Brands |
| Zachary Cunningham | Technical Sales Manager, Acuity Brands |
| Jonathan Hoyle | Principal, The Lighting Practice |
| Lanny McCormack | District Sales VP, Eaton |
| Aymen Chami | Director of Engineering, MaxLite |
| Jeremy Lewis | Regional Sr. Service Engineer, Fluence |
| Scott Straaten | Director of Sales, Specialty Lighting Industries |
| Anirudha Deshpande | Director of Engineering, Current Lighting |
| Joe Karsh | Director of Innovation Strategy and Delivery, Focal Point |
| Laura Zimmerman | Specification Sales Manager - North East, Current Lighting |
| Nick Cardamone | Regional Sales Manager, Acuity Brands |
| Heather Borrensen | Principal, Illumination Works |
| Joyce Cassidy | Regional Sales Manager, Southeast, Lighting Services Inc. |
| Steven Lowe | Vice President, Brand Marketing, Acuity Brands |
| Chris Brownell | President, Kirlin |
| Spencer Chando | Specification Sales, Illuminations, Inc. |
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Recent Moves
| Tuesday McLean | Director of National Accounts, Luminii |
| Barry Young | Regional Sales Manager, Nova Flex |
| Allison Newcombe | Lighting Designer, Auerbach Glasow |
| Lesley Matt | CEO, Energy Focus |
| Sawan Patel | Product Manager, Visual Comfort & Co. |
| Jose Gutierrez | Sales Representative, JRG Sales |
| David Delmonico | Sales Director, Fulham |
| Naumilda Como | Electrical Engineer II, CRB |
| Shoshanna Segal | Sr. Designer, Hartranft Lighting Design |
| Jeff Spencer | President, Bird-X, Tri Lite, Cozy Products and Yates |
| Scott Randolph | Western Regional Sales Manager, Beghelli USA |
| Wade Williams | Sales Associate, Parlights, Inc. |
| Ryan Koch | Regional Sales Manager, PreciseLED |
| Michael Kimmich | Outside Sales Representative, Western Florida Lighting |
| Bev Dahl | Sales Director, RBW |
| Deborah Witte | Founder & CEO, Centricity Brands |
| Michael Maltezos | Director / Specialist, Public Systems & Service, Signify |
| Nathan Hagemeier | VP of Sales, DMF Lighting |
| Kesinee Trakulpattanakorn | Regional Sales Manager, Lighting Services, Inc. |
| Dan Kohnen | Architectural Systems Leader, Senior Director, Focal Point |
| Paul Tudor | President & CEO, Universal Douglas |
| Brian Sterback | VP of Sales - East, CS Illumination |
| Cathrine Fahmy | Lighting Designer, LightHive |
| Bill Foley | Interim President, SPI Lighting |
| Chris Hogan | President, Helios Lighting Inc. |
| Taneah Lay | Director of Corporate Accounts, DesignLight |
| Chris Primous | VP of Business Development and Sales, LiteTrace |
| Ronald Johnson | Business Development Manager - Western, Mule Lighting |
| Randy Hawkes | Director Business Development, Northeast ESCO Channel, MaxLite |
| Matthew Dunn | Regional Sales Manager, DMF Lighting |
| Sheri Miles | Quotes/Project Manager, SESCO Lighting |
| Michael Cooley | Lighting Designer, Chroma Lighting Group |
| Zach Gaines | Contractor & Spec Sales, SESCO Lighting |
| Mark Wellnitz | Eastern Regional Sales Manager, Chameleon Lighting |
| Matt Guest | Outside Sales, Saint Louis Lighting Group |
| Manuel Abello | Specification Sales, Genesis Lighting |
| Michael Page | Specification Sales, Convergence |
| Benjamin Bertens | General Manager, XtraLight LED Lighting Solutions |
| Pranav Chopra | EVP, Architectural Division, Thea Enterprises |
| Jay Dombrowski | Regional Sales Manager, Pa-Co Lighting |
| Shelli Sedlak | Specification Sales Manager, Cooper Lighting Solutions |
| Dennis Picklesimer | Senior VP of Sales, Eti Solid State Lighting |
| Paul Schaller | Outside Sales Representative, Fisher Lighting & Controls |
| Megan Carroll | Regional Sales Manager, Lighting Services Inc. |
| Chad Saunders Tiller | Eastern Region Sales Director, LiteGear |
| Mark Fonti | Regional Sales Manager, Liteline |
| Melissa DeNicola | National Sales Director, T-1 Lighting |
| Drew Roberson | Regional Sales Manager, Southwest, WE-EF Lighting |
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Brooke Ziolo is President of Egret Consulting Group – the largest recruitment firm dedicated to serving the electrical and lighting industries.
NOTE: While we do our best to ensure accuracy, most of the information above is aggregated from company announcements or individual postings on LinkedIn and other social media. Please check with the employer or employee to verify employment status and official title. If you see an error please contact us so we can address it. Thank you.
