Panasonic Lighting Names Joseph Damiani EVP, Sales and Marketing for PESLA

Panasonic Lighting

Panasonic Lighting Americas, Inc. has promoted lighting industry veteran Joseph A. Damiani to Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing of PESLA. 

PESLA is a holding company for Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. (ULT) and Douglas Lighting Controls (DLC), both members of the Panasonic Lighting Americas Group. Previously, Damiani was Universal’s SVP, Sales. Damiani will continue to provide leadership direction for the Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. (ULT) sales and marketing divisions with over 40 direct reports and 40 agents in all channels of North America. 

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