Ewing-Foley (Cupertino, CA)
Bryan Baker joined this expanding rep firms’s Electrical Division in Texas to cover Austin, San Antonio and western Texas, according to a LinkedIn post. His career spans 32 years in electrical and datacom sales. Baker is a graduate of Texas A&M’s Industrial Distribution program.
Thea Enterprises (Clifton, NJ)
Brennan Matthews joined the rep firm as executive vice president, according to a company LinkedIn post. He was previously senior director of Commercial Systems for Lutron. He has almost 20 years of sales and business development experience and is a U.S. Army veteran.
Biben Sales (Folcroft, PA)
The 66-year-old Philadelphia-based rep firm will be expanding into western Maryland and West Virginia, according to a recent post at www.electricaltrends.com. The post said the company will initially represent eight manufacturers in the new market — Delta Breez, Imperium Cable, MGM Transformer, NJ Sullivan, Northern Cables, Olympic Lighting, Ronk and Rymco USA.
Carolina Rep Firms Merge
Acquisitions are sweeping the rep world, too. A report at www.insidelighting.com said Coresential Lighting and Controls, EGI Associates and Quality Lighting Solutions have joined forces to become Affiliated Lighting+Controls. The new company will have four offices and 30 employees. Insidelighting.com said EGI Associates had covered the Greensboro, Charlotte and Ashville while Quality Lighting Solutions’ territory was central and eastern North Carolina.