Cree Names Daniel Castillo as President of Lighting
October 06 2016 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces the appointment of Daniel
Castillo as President, Lighting, effective Nov. 7, 2016. In this
role, Castillo will report to Chuck Swoboda and will lead both the
commercial and consumer lighting businesses. Castillo joins Cree
from Eaton Corporation, where he was most recently Senior Vice
President, Oil, Gas and IEC Assemblies. Prior to his work at Eaton,
Castillo held leadership roles in lighting and other electrical
product areas at both Cooper Industries and General Electric.
“We have made tremendous progress over the past several years
building a successful LED lighting business,” said Chuck Swoboda,
Cree chairman and CEO. “The addition of Danny Castillo to the
leadership team brings valuable industry expertise and proven
business leadership to Cree as we scale the business to the next
level.”
“I am truly excited to join Cree at this stage in its
evolution,” said Danny Castillo. “The opportunity to work with a
proven leader in LED innovation in the still early stages of LED
lighting adoption is compelling. I look forward to working with the
Cree Lighting team to deliver operational excellence and enhanced
customer value across the business.”
Castillo brings to Cree 25 years of experience with
multinational industrial companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science
in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University and
a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.
About Cree
Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs,
lighting products and semiconductor products for power and radio
frequency (RF) applications. Cree believes in better light
experiences and is delivering new innovative LED technology that
transforms the way people experience light through high-quality
interior and exterior LED lighting solutions.
Cree’s product families include LED lighting systems and bulbs,
blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class
power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree’s products
are driving improvements in applications such as general
illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies and
inverters.
Please refer to www.cree.com for additional Company
information.
Cree® is a registered trademark of Cree, Inc.
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