In a Changing World, the News are Good for John A. Preville

In a Changing World, the News are Good for John A. Preville

 John A. Preville, President and CEO of LEDVANCE Canada, the company born out of the former Osram Lamps business division, is a happy man. He sees challenges and opportunities everywhere, and for this industry veteran and Concordia University alumnus, that’s what gives us the impetus move forward. A member of the lighting industry for over 16 years, he has seen market transformations and technological innovations first hand, and firmly believes that all these  changes, including the new Canadian operations, are opportunities to solidify links with his preferred partners in the distribution channel.

 

 

 

DVI Lighting

DVI Lighting

 

DVI Lighting was founded in Montreal in 1968 by Adam Altenberg, a holocaust survivor that brought his family to Montreal from Europe. Initially the company was named Dominion Ventures and focused on manufacturing and selling lighting components to lighting manufacturers throughout Quebec.

 

 

Pierre-Yves Panis, Head of Design at Philips Lighting

Pierre-Yves Panis, Head of Design at Philips Lighting

Pierre-Yves Panis is a design expert with 25 years of professional design practice dedicated to championing the smart and efficient use of design in both emerging economies and world-leading business contexts. Before taking on corporate jobs in the U.S. and in France, he spent nearly a decade promoting and leveraging the use of design in the developing world, particularly in the informal sector economy…