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California-based Maxim Lighting has appointed lighting veteran Melissa Ksiazka as eastern builder sales manager. With more than 13 years of experience in the builder channel, she brings extensive industry knowledge and a…
Cathy Steel, a veteran B2B Public Relations specialist, has announced her retirement effective March 28, wrapping a successful 37-year career in the U.S. gift and home industry. Upon graduation from George Washington…
Texas-based SDQ Lighting has added Claire Ancheta Wright to its management team. With extensive experience in the lighting industry, Wright brings expertise in accounts receivable, customer, service and showroom sales management, making…
Florida-based manufacturer Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting has appointed Michael Perez-Caromano as national sales director. With more than 15 years of experience in business development and sales management, Perez-Caromano has a track record…
Georgia-based Savoy House Lighting has appointed Jill Gardner as its new director/Customer Service & Lighting Assets. With a 30-year career spanning the lighting and home building industries, she brings a wealth of…
Change is difficult — even when you know change is coming and can prepare for it. Much harder to navigate are those times when change arrives unannounced. For Richard Alan, principal of…
New construction veteran Ryan Dyer has joined Maxim Lighting as Director/Builder Sales-West Region. Dyer comes to Maxim from the Kohler Company, where he has devoted 20 years to the Southwest’s builder channel.…
Rachael Rohan has been promoted from Marketing Coordinator to Showroom Merchandising Manager, servicing all Quorum Lighting brands. She has been working at Quorum for more than two years. In her new role,…
Three years after joining Texas-based Southwest Sales Inc., Amy Galindo has been promoted to principal of the agency. According to the company, “Amy leads with integrity, passion, and excellence — qualities that…
Dallas-based MarketTime – a leading B2B sales enablement technology provider for the gift, home, and toy industries – has appointed Terri Harwood as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). She brings a…