GE Lighting combines LED and fixture businesses

Cleveland GE Lighting, a unit of GE Appliances & Lighting, has announced the establishment of GE Lighting Solutions, a combination of the company’s LED business unit, Lumination, based in Cleveland, and its commercial and industrial fixture group, GE Lighting Systems, based in Hendersonville, N.C.

“This change reflects our strategy to serve as an industry-leading solutions provider for the rapidly growing indoor and outdoor lighting fixture segments that use LED systems and other energy-efficient lighting technologies,” said Michael B. Petras Jr., president and CEO of GE Lighting.

David Elien, previously president and CEO of Lumination, now serves as president and CEO of GE Lighting Solutions, while Paul Morse, formerly president of GE Lighting Systems, leads commercial efforts as VP sales and Hendersonville site leader.