Legrand Canada Appoints New National Business Development Managers

Jay Hough and Paul MacAloney have joined the Legrand team in Canada

May 10, 2017

Jay Hough and Paul MacAloney have joined the Legrand team in Canada as National Business Development Managers.

They will lead the sales of three Legrand product lines in Canada: Vantage Lighting Controls, and Legrand’s residential and commercial shading business QMotion and Solarfective. Hough and MacAloney will also support Legrand’s overall building control systems strategy and sales in the Canadian market led by Wattstopper, Legrand’s commercial lighting control product line.

Prior to joining Legrand, Jay and Paul were for eight years the co‐principals of North X NorthWest Sales and Marketing Inc., a Canadian sales agency representing Vantage and QMotion, among other manufacturers. Jay and Paul bring with them outstanding knowledge in residential and commercial integrated systems and a wealth of experience in the Canadian market.

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