Bridgelux appoints senior director of product marketing

Bridgelux Inc of Fremont, CA, USA (a vertically integrated manufacturer of solid-state light sources for lighting applications) has appointed Uwe Thomas as senior director of product marketing.

Thomas joins from Samsung, where he drove business development activities in smart lighting with the ARTIK IoT platform. Prior to Samsung, he held marketing positions at LED Engin and Philips Lumileds, and an engineering position at Hewlett-Packard (where he began his career).

Thomas has managed product lines including automotive lighting and camera flash products and led a team of technical support managers responsible for lighting design-in activities. He is now tasked at Bridgelux with managing the Vesta Series tunable white array and module product lines, as well as delivering the next generation of Vesta Series power and connectivity platform solutions to assist customers in developing the next generation of human-centric smart lighting products.

“We look forward to his leadership as we grow our Vesta Series portfolio,” says CEO Tim Lester. “Uwe has over 25 years of experience in the lighting industry, with a diverse background,” he adds.

Thomas has a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Engineering from University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, Germany.

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