GE Lighting of East Cleveland, OH, USA has named Agostino Renna as president & CEO of GE Lighting Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Reporting to GE Lighting president & CEO Maryrose Sylvester, he succeeds Phil Marshall, who has led GE Lighting Europe, Middle East and Africa since 2008 but has left GE Lighting to pursue a position outside the firm.
GE Lighting offers commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers a range of legacy lighting solutions and LED systems for architectural, indoor, outdoor, signage, retail and transportation applications.
“Agostino Renna’s experience, leadership and significant sales and marketing background make him an outstanding person to continue the transformation of the Lighting business in the region,” believes Sylvester. “Agostino has demonstrated outstanding management qualities and has the ability to sharpen our strategic focus to lead GE Lighting Europe, Middle East and Africa to achieve strong, sustained growth in 2013 and beyond.”
Most recently Renna was VP, Growth and Market Strategy for GE-Canada, with responsibility for the long-term growth and market positioning of all GE’s businesses in Canada.
Prior to joining GE, Renna spent 14 years at Johnson Controls Inc, where he worked in Canada, the USA and Europe. He held leadership roles in sales, marketing, strategy and general management, culminating with a position leading Johnson Controls’ Energy Solutions division for Europe, the Middle East and Africa based in Brussels, Belgium.
Renna was born in Montreal, Quebec and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. Speaking four languages fluently, he is a regular speaker at conferences and roundtables that focus on addressing global energy challenges. While in Belgium, Renna was an Executive in Residence at the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.
