Hawthorne,
CA, USA -- Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting
components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications,
has named lighting industry veteran Dan Walter Product Director, LED
Drivers. Dan brings more than 13 years of commercial lighting
experience to Fulham and will be responsible for managing Fulham's
line of LED drivers for, including managing the company's "clever"
LED lighting strategy.
As
part of his responsibilities, Dan will be defining the strategy to
expand Fulham's line of clever LED drivers. As the lighting industry
looks forward to smart lighting solutions, Fulham has been delivering
clever lighting components designed to bridge the gap between today's
commodity LED components and next-generation smart lighting systems.
Clever lighting enables the Luminaire manufacturer to leverage the
power of LEDs and digital lighting to create new and differentiated
lighting products eagerly sought after by end customers. Fulham
already has seen significant market demand for clever lighting
capabilities for emergency LED drivers and LED retrofit kits. Fulham
will display its latest clever lighting solutions at Lightfair
International 2017, being held in Philadelphia May 9-11.
"Dan's
strong background in the luminaire market and product development
will prove invaluable as Fulham expands our clever LED lighting
component strategy," said Russ Sharer, Vice President of Global
Marketing. "Following our recent acquisition of Control Network
Solutions, we see programmable LED components as an important
foundation as we develop new DALI smart lighting solutions based on
CNS technology."
Dan
comes to Fulham from Ohyama Lights, a division of IRIS USA, where he
served as Product Manager and Product Development Manager with
responsibility for design and development of LED and other lighting
products, including compliance with industry standards such as
EnergyStar and DLC. Dan also has served as a Lighting Design Proposal
Engineer for Johnson Controls Lighting Services and as a Technical
Services Manager for Cree Lighting.
Dan
served for six years in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in satellite
and wideband communications equipment and avionics sensors. He holds
a BA in Management from Ottawa University in Wisconsin.
About
Fulham
Fulham
Co., Inc. is a leading global provider of intelligent,
socially-conscious sustainable commercial lighting components and
electronics for use in commercial general lighting, parking
structure, signage, horticultural, UV and other applications. The
company develops and manufactures a variety of award-winning LED and
emergency products, as well as legacy products across multiple
lighting platforms. Fulham sells its lighting solutions worldwide
through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electrical
equipment distribution channels. Headquartered in Hawthorne, Calif.,
the company has sales and/or manufacturing facilities in the
Netherlands, China, India and the UAE. For more information, visit
http://www.fulham.com.
Media
Contact:
Andy
Firchau
Marketing
Manager
Fulham
Co., Inc.
Phone:
+1 (323) 779-2980, ext. 1252
