SLI Lighting Announces Fred Engel As New President
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Mullins, SC - October 2, 2006 - SLI Lighting proudly welcomes Frederik (Fred) Engel as the new President of U.S. Distribution. In his new role, Engel will lead the company's North American initiatives, based out of its United States office in Mullins, South Carolina.
"I am truly honored to join SLI as the new President of United States Distribution. SLI Lighting has achieved a great reputation and I plan to continue this growing momentum, taking full advantage of the short lines with the European factories and sister companies. Through our background as a global manufacturer, combined with the flexibility and customer orientation with which we operate in the American market, we are able to occupy a unique position combining the best of both worlds. I am looking forward to leading the company in what is a very exciting time for the industry," said Engel.
Engel joins SLI US after spending the past eight years heading up his own consulting firm, Fred Engel International Consultancy, with consulting projects in Holland and Belgium, the United States, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain and Australia with many of these projects for European SLI companies. Engel's impressive career has spanned many areas such as trade marketing, sales, distribution and general management in Eastern and Western Europe as well as in South America which have helped extend his international expertise.
A native of Holland, Engel attended both Technical University, in Eindhoven, Netherlands and the Netherlands Institute of Marketing (NIMA). After later finishing a tour of duty with the military, Fred furthered his education by completing various management training programs at universities in Europe (London UK) and the US (Duke). Engel has given guest lectures in universities in Holland and the United Kingdom and co-presented a series of television programs on change management on Australian business television. He is a member of the Academy of Management, MENSA, and senior advisor to TPS International Inc, USA. He is married to his American wife, Sherry, and together they have six children.
About SLi Lighting
SLI Lighting (www.sli-lighting-usa.com) is owned by SLI Holdings International LLC, and is a global supplier of lighting products with operations in Europe, North America, Central and South America, and Asia. SLI designs, manufactures and markets a diverse range of lamps and lighting fixtures for architectural, industrial, commercial, residential and outdoor applications. As one of the world's largest manufacturers of lamps, SLI offers a wide range of incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, compact fluorescent, specialty and high-intensity discharge products, as well as shatter resistant coating services in Mullins, SC. SLI's goal is to provide customers with world-class products, service and support in the North American lighting industry. SLI Lighting is located at 122 East Laurel Street, Mullins, SC 29574. For further information, contact Marianne McCrackin at 800-922-6693, x3061 or email: marketinginfo@sliusd.
Contact: Marianne McCrackin
Marketinginfo@sliusd.com
800-922-6693, x3061
