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Energy Focus Appoints Three New Executives to Augment Commercial LED Lighting Industry Growth
Clifford Griffin, Steve McGuire and Nicholas Peragine Join Ranks SOLON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFOI), a leader in sustainable,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nClifford Griffin, Steve McGuire and Nicholas Peragine Join Ranks\n\n SOLON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEnergy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFOI), a leader in sustainable, energy efficient LED lighting control systems and UVC light disinfection (“UVCD”) products for the commercial, military maritime and consumer markets welcomes three experienced commercial leaders from the power and lighting industries to the company.\n\nClifford Griffin joins the company as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Griffin comes to Energy Focus from Babcock & Wilcox, a $700M+ global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, where he was Corporate Controller responsible for global accounting and finance teams and public reporting. Prior to Babcock & Wilcox, Cliff spent eight years at Advanced Lighting Technologies, a $200M producer of lighting products, components, and systems. Steve Socolof, Chairman and Interim CEO, commented, “Energy Focus is excited to have a financial leader as senior and as experienced as Cliff Griffin join our executive team. Cliff’s financial background at large, publicly traded companies will serve Energy Focus extremely well as we embark on our established growth strategy to lead the market with new, cutting edge and differentiated products.”\n\nSteve McGuire joins as Director of Business Development. Steve will lead OEM relationship development, primarily for our EnFocus™ Power Line Control (PLC) technology and help to further develop our sales agency and distribution channels. Mr. McGuire brings 25 years of experience in the lighting industry, primarily with Philips Lighting, and has built sales and distribution for several other companies. Greg Galluccio, Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering commented, “I am happy to have such a seasoned commercial leader join my team. Steve McGuire will help us bring our EnFocus™ PLC technology to our direct customers, our channels, and our OEM partners.” Steve McGuire added, “I’m excited about working with such a professional team of coworkers to introduce Energy Focus to the OEM markets with EnFocus™ lighting controls and to help drive Energy Focus products in markets that our competitors cannot address.”\n\nNicholas Peragine will be joining as Director of Regional Sales. Nick brings ...