October 31, 2022
Lighting People: On the Move | October 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
| Oktay Akanpinar | Senior Lighting Designer, HLB Lighting Design |
| Jen Durham | VP of Specification Sales, HL Stearns |
| Tim Henning | Architectural Technical Sales Lead, Acuity Brands |
| Thomas Cirnigliaro | Head of Talent Acquisition, Ecosense, a Korrus Company |
| Greg Puma | Quotations Specialist Manager, SCI Lighting Solutions |
| Eric DiFelice | R&D Group Leader - 3D Printing, Cooper Lighting Solutions |
| Bharath Kodali | Senior Director of Product Management - eldoLED, Acuity Brands |
| Steven Surges | Sales Operations Manager, Myers Emergency Power Systems |
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Recent Moves
| Michael Cooley | Lighting Designer, Chroma Lighting Group |
| Patrick Merosier | Lighting Designer Technical Sales Support, Coronet LED |
| Brenton Hardee | Marketing Technology Director, HGA |
| Roxanna Bailey | Lighting Designer, Jacobs |
| Brennen Matthews | Executive VP, Thea Enterprises |
| Marc Pfeiffer | Architectural Sales Manager, a.light |
| Robert Kurt | Midwest Regional Sales Manager, Nicor Lighting |
| Jesse Prince | Senior Associate, Oculus Light Studio |
| Jimm Reifsnyder | Lighting Controls Sales Manager, Lightworks |
| Aaron Wood | Senior Director of Sales, Leotek Electronics USA |
| Grover Salzer | Regional Vice President, eLuminaire |
| Dan Nolden | West Region Sales Manager, Alphalite, Inc |
| Ira Smith | Quotations Specialist, Diversified |
| Maggie Smith | Marketing Manager, NICOR Lighting |
| Gail McNulty | VP Marketing, Midstream Lighting |
| Danielle Volpe | Specification Sales Leader, Signify |
| Tara Nkila | Inside Sales Manager - West, Espen Technology |
| James McCarty | President, Midstream Lighting |
| Greg Smiley | Quotations, Performance Lighting Systems |
| Ashley Tarran Jones | Vice President, Environments by L.E. |
| Adam Lamar | National Specification Sales Manager, ModuLED |
| Martin Garneret | Lighting Controls Specialist, Bright Focus Sales |
| Drew Ribinskas | Outside Sales, Bell & McCoy |
| Tom Johnson | Sign Channel - Distributor Territory Manager - West Coast, Keystone Technologies |
| Nathan McLeod | Vice President of Product Development , ETi SSL |
| Kenneth Camp | Associate Product Development Merchant, The Home Depot |
| Kevin Dady | Outside Sales - Lighting, Controls and Electrical Supplies, Gexpro |
| Geert Van Der Meer | Product Portfolio Europe | eldoLED, Acuity Brands |
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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.
