Leviton (Melville, NY):
Ron Ridenour (in photo) was promoted to VP - Retail Sales & Marketing, effective Sept. 7. He will be assuming this role after it had been held for the past 16 years by Carol Lynch, who has announced her retirement, effective Dec. 30. Lynch began her career with Leviton in 1977 in marketing and progressed through many positions in retail before taking on the VP post in 2005. Ridenour began his career at Leviton as an account representative in 2006, and since then has had extensive experience in the retail and home improvement industries.
Russelectric/Siemens (Hingham, MA):
Jeff Phelan is the new director of field service. He brings over 30 years of experience leading service businesses. Phelan also worked for a rep in Russelectric’s electrical space. For the last 18 years, Phelan led Siemens’ electrical services for utility, industrial and commercial infrastructure and aftermarket life cycle support.
Alloy LED (Emeryville, CA)
This designer and manufacturer of LED tape light recently hired Diane Sabo as director of marketing. Sabo brings 25 years of marketing experience to the position, including more than 10 years of marketing experience in the electrical and lighting industries. Prior to joining Alloy LED, she worked with Ideal Industries, Eaton and most recently at NSI Industries, where she was the senior director, Corporate Marketing and Communications.
Keystone Technologies (Lansdale, PA):
Josh Insogna was promoted to VP of sales – Distribution. A seven-year veteran of Keystone, Insogna was previously director of sales. Insogna came to Keystone after several years in the hospitality industry.
Service Wire (Culloden, WV):
Jacob Walton joined the company as a sales rep and will be serving distributors, contractors and engineers ,while working with reps in Florida and Tennessee. Walton has more than seven years of sales experience.