LED lighting company Nualight appoints former NXP sales executive

International lighting technology expert Phil McGee has been appointed Vice President of Commercial & Industrial Sales at the Nualight Group as the LED lighting technology specialist continues to drive its global expansion and market diversification strategy.

Phil McGee was the former Vice President of Sales at NXP Semiconductors where he was responsible for the worldwide Philips account, plus the global lighting and 'Internet of Things' customer bases.

Commenting on his new role at Nualight, Phil McGee said: "I'm really excited to be joining Nualight, especially now when the positive environmental impact of switching to LED lighting is so topical. However it's the extra functionality that can be introduced into lighting fixtures to facilitate smarter control that appeals to me the most. Nualight is a company that punches well above its weight and has both the agility and competences to execute this vision." Nualight Group CEO Shaun Gray said: "Phil's considerable experience and vision for how LED technology fits into the smarter buildings trend will accelerate Nualight's momentum into new strategic commercial and industrial market segments globally." Founded in 2005, Nualight is an LED lighting technology specialist which has evolved from a core focus on retail into new complementary market segments in commercial and industrial sectors. Since 2007, Nualight has implemented major refrigerated lighting retrofit programmes for leading grocery retail chains in Europe and North America and has more recently expanded into centre-store. Since its acquisition of Lumoluce (a Dutch LED lighting and drivers company), Nualight has delivered flagship projects in parking, transport, office and industrial sectors with an integrated lighting and controls solution. Nualight's vision is to bring lighting into a new technology age, delivering smart LED lighting solutions that maximise the profitability and productivity of the lit space. About Nualight Nualight has been consistently listed in the Global Cleantech 100 in recent years and won the Judge's Award in 2012 for the company most likely to make a significant impact in the next 5 years. Today, Nualight is an agile, technology-focused organisation with a supply chain model that is globally competitive. The company employs 200 people with European R&D, a sales force across Europe and North America, strategic partners in emerging markets and high-volume manufacturing in Poland and North America. Nualight is funded by a mix of cleantech investors (Climate Change Capital and ESB Novus Modus - the Irish utilities company) and private investors.