LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has appointed Daniel Castillo as president, Lighting, leading both the commercial and consumer lighting businesses and reporting to chairman & CEO Chuck Swoboda.
Castillo joins Cree from Eaton Corp, where he was most recently senior VP, Oil, Gas and IEC Assemblies. Prior to 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," says Swoboda. "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," he adds.
Castillo has 25 years of experience with multi-national industrial companies. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.
