he has been working in several roles within product development

“Brad has driven Bridgelux’s strategic direction and corporate development initiatives since joining the Company when I came aboard,” said Mr. Watkins. “I look forward to working with him to ensure a smooth transition, as well as going forward as Bridgelux enters its next phase of growth.Bill has restructured and recapitalized the Company, nurtured and developed our leadership position in GaN on Silicon, and significantly strengthened Bridgelux’s position in the rapidly growing global lighting market,” said Alan Salzman, CEO and Managing Partner of VantagePoint Capital Partners. “The Board is thrilled that Bridgelux will continue to benefit from Bill’s tremendous knowledge, expertise, and guidance as the Company moves ahead. We also look forward to working with Brad as he continues to build on Bridgelux’s leadership in the solid state lighting industry.”

Prior to joining Bridgelux, Mr. Bullington held executive strategy, corporate and business development roles at Seagate Technology from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Bullington held similar positions at Maxtor Corporation, where he was also a founding member of Maxtor’s Branded Products Group (BPG), an industry pioneer in the external storage solutions market. Prior to entering the data storage industry, he was a management consultant for A.T. Kearney, where he served a range of clients focused on issues of strategy and operations in the software and technology hardware, aerospace, retail and financial services industries. He began his professional services career at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Bullington received his B.A. in Business Administration, with a Certificate of International Studies in Business, from the University of Washington.

Since November 2008 Mr. Zembrot has served as Managing Director of the TRILUX Group. He is currently responsible for technologies, product development and supply chain. He previously worked for the Zumtobel-Group in various positions and European locations, accumulating over 20 years of experience in the lighting industry. Mr. Zembrot has also served since 2010 as Vice President Division Lighting of ZVEI and as Vice President of CELMA the past two years and as President since November 2012.Denneman joins LightingEurope from Philips where, since 1976, he has been working in several roles within product development, business development, product management and marketing. In his current role, he manages Philips Lighting worldwide activities on sustainability, collection and recycling, regulations and standards. He is also the President of the Global Lighting Association and the outgoing president of the European Lamp Companies Federation.