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On Friday, March 6, Coleto Brands<\/a> announced several leadership changes, including the departure of its most recent CEO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vijay Shankar\u2019s role will transition from executive chairman to CEO in a move that \u201cunifies our operating leadership,\u201d the company stated. \u00a0Sean Veit \u2013 who most recently served as CEO of Coleto Brands \u2013 has left the company. \u201cWe\u2019re immensely grateful for his contributions over the past 18 months and wish him continued success ahead,\u201d the Coleto Brands announcement read.

Veit was a 16-year veteran of GE Lighting before joining Progress Lighting as vp\/general manager in 2022 and most recently had been promoted to CEO of Coleto Brands less than two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noted Veit in a LinkedIn post, \u201cI want to thank the incredible team for their support and dedication to building something special. This team carved out two legacy lighting companies and combined them into one lighting powerhouse. Most teams struggle to deal with one major disruption, this team dealt with two divestitures, a merger, all the process work that comes along with it, while navigating unprecedented market volatility. I couldn\u2019t be prouder of them and more honored to have had the opportunity to lead and position these iconic brands for their next 100 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leadership changes includes two key promotions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Larissa Caple has been appointed chief operating officer, \u201cexpanding her role to drive enterprise execution and cross-functional alignment,\u201d according to the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kristina Christopher has been named chief marketing officer and will lead Coleto Brands\u2019 go-to-market growth strategy and brand positioning across channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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