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Cooledge Lighting, Inc. Names Thomas “Tracy” Bilbrough to Board of Directors
Wednesday, August 21, 2013Company Profile | Follow Company
Burnaby, BC, August 21, 2013--(T-Net)--Cooledge Lighting, Inc. has named Thomas “Tracy” Bilbrough to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Bilbrough currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of IPS Corporation. Over the past 13 years, he has served as CEO of Juno Lighting, Generation Brands, and Switch Lighting - three leading companies in various segments of the lighting industry.
Prior to 2000, Mr. Bilbrough had a 20+ year career at two global Fortune 1000 manufacturing companies - Black & Decker and Thomas & Betts. At Black & Decker, he led the development and execution of the famed DeWalt strategy - building a highly profitable global mega-brand from a standing start. He finished his 19 year career at B&D as President, Eastern Hemisphere based in Singapore and was responsible for the full business operations in Asia, Australia/NZ, and the Middle East.
Mr. Bilbrough has served on the Board of Governors of the American Lighting Association, Board of Directors of the Home Safety Council, and the Board of Directors of the 3 lighting companies where he served as CEO. Mr. Bilbrough currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Unger Corporation and the Advisory Board of Calera Capital, in addition to the Board of Directors of IPS Corporation. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore and a B.A. in Economics from Loyola University of Maryland.
"Tracy brings to the Cooledge board a wealth of lighting industry knowledge and a valuable international perspective," said Wade Sheen, CEO of Cooledge Lighting. "Tracy's proven leadership experience and manufacturing expertise aligns well with the Cooledge growth strategy and makes him an ideal fit for the board. We are pleased to have him join and expect his contributions to have an immediate and positive impact on the company."
About Cooledge Lighting
Cooledge Lighting Inc. is currently backed by both venture capital and grants from the Canadian Government through the SDTC program. Focused on delivering high quality solid-state lighting solutions to the general illumination market, the company's premier product, light sheet, delivers characteristics of OLED with the stability and market readiness of LED.
Professor John Rogers of The University of Illinois, along with Paul Thurk and Clint Bybee of ARCH Venture Partners, originated the concept behind Cooledge Lighting, Inc. In early 2009 the unique technology was brought to Vancouver, BC and presented to former members of TIR Systems LED and luminaire research staff, where the decision to form a company around the core LED competency was made.
Since its inception, Cooledge has sought to recruit visionary and proven leadership at all key positions. The management team has over 90 years of combined experience in LED technology, lighting, design, manufacturing and sales. Additionally, the board of directors has extensive background and experience bringing disruptive technology and innovative startups from incubation to launch to impactful industry leading companies.
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