Mark Adams Named CEO of Lumileds

Royal Philips light engine manufacturing subsidiary Lumileds, San Jose, CA, named Mark Adams its new chief executive. Adams most recently served as president of Micron Technology, Inc. a Fortune 200 global manufacturer of advanced memory solutions, from 2012 to 2016.

Lumileds is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Philips. Philips announced on Dec. 12, 2016, that it signed an agreement to sell a majority interest in Lumileds to certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2017, subject to customary closing conditions, the company said in a release. As required under the signed agreement, Apollo has been briefed on the appointment of Adams as CEO.

“I am very excited to join the team at Lumileds and have the support of Philips and Apollo to execute the company’s vision” said Adams in a release. “We will build upon Lumileds’ robust innovation pipeline, technology leadership and strong customer base to drive Lumileds’ future growth.”

Between 2008 and 2012, Adams was vice president, Worldwide Sales at Micron.  He also served in executive roles at Lexar Media, Inc., Creative Labs, Inc. and NCR Corporation. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1987 from Boston College and his MBA in 1995 from Harvard University. Adams currently sits on the board of directors at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Seagate Technology plc.