08.24.10

ON Search Partners places Jim Hunter as Vice President/ General Manager, Global Commercial Markets at Luminus Devices

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output, PhlatLight® LEDs, announced that Jim Hunter has joined the company as vice president and general manager, Global Commercial Markets. Mr. Hunter will be responsible for increasing Luminus’ presence in the general lighting, ultra-violet (UV) and display lighting markets.

08.04.10

ON Search Partners places Steve M. Perna as Vice President, Product Marketing at Vitesse
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, today announced that Steve M. Perna has joined the Company as vice president, Product Marketing. Mr. Perna is responsible for global execution of Vitesse's market strategy for all product lines. In this role, Mr. Perna reports to Chris Gardner, Vitesse's chief executive officer.

06.19.10

ON Search Partners places Sheung Li as Vice President of Marketing at Discera
Discera, Inc., the acknowledged leader in CMOS MEMS technology, has appointed Sheung Li as Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Li has led the development and marketing of CMOS semiconductor solutions at companies ranging from 3Com to Atheros Communications to SiBEAM for the past 18 years, and has been recognized by the IEEE for his role in the creation of 802.11.

5.15.10

ON Search Partners places Mark Ignatowicz as Vice President of Operations at NexPlanar
NexPlanar, a privately-held supplier of the next generation of CMP pads, today announced that Mark Ignatowicz has joined the company as Vice President of Operations. Mark came to NexPlanar from JSR Mcroelectronics where he successfully ramped their Sunnyvale manufacturing facility and managed Operations at that site for the past 14 years. Mark has established a long and respected track record of support for top-tier customers. Mark earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. He started his career with Sandoz Corporation as a Process Engineer and was promoted to Production Manager. He then moved to PQ Corporation in Berkeley, CA. as a plant manager and then to JSR in 1996.

04.19.10

ON Search Partners places Dallas Buchanan as Vice President, Sales and Business Development at Daintree Networks
Daintree Networks, Inc., a leading provider of innovative wireless control and energy management solutions, announced today that Dallas Buchanan has joined the company as Vice President, Sales and Business Development. 

02.22.10:

ON Search Partners places Boris Mathiszik as Vice President of Worldwide Sales Of Innovalight
Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm selling silicon ink-based high efficiency solar cell materials and technology, has hired Boris Mathiszik as vice president of worldwide sales. Mr. Mathiszik was most recently Managing Director for Asia at BTU International.

1.25.10:

ON Search Partners places Paul Rolls as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Of IDT
IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.; NASDAQ: IDTI), a leading provider of essential mixed signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media experience, has appointed Mr. Paul Rolls to be Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. Mr. Rolls brings extensive global experience in selling analog, mixed-signal and power management solutions, most recently as the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at International Rectifier.

12.16.09:

ON Search Partners places John Van Scoter as Chief Executive Officer of eSolar
eSolar, a leading producer of modular, scalable concentrating solar thermal power technology, today announced the appointment of John Van Scoter as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Van Scoter brings 25 years of experience in the development and implementation of global market strategies for emerging technologies.

11.16.09:

ON Search Partners places Chip Hambro on Board of eSolar
eSolar, a leading provider of modular, scalable solar thermal power technology, announced the addition of George (Chip) A. Hambro, retired Chief Operating Officer of First Solar Inc., to its Board of Directors.

11.02.09:

ON Search Partners places Bill Blackley as Vice President of Business Development of LEDnovation
LEDnovation, a pioneering product and technology company in the Solid State Lighting market, announced that Bill Blackley has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Blackley brings LEDnovation over 20 years of lighting and electrical industry experience, most recently with Nexxus Lighting, where he was Vice President of Nexxus Commercial Lighting.

10.26.09:

ON Search Partners consults with Laser Light Engines in placing Doug Darrow as Chief Executive Officer
Laser Light Engines, developer and manufacturer of ultra-high brightness, laser-driven light sources has hired Doug Darrow, former general manager of Texas Instruments’ DLP Cinema® Division to serve as chief executive officer.

10.26.09:

ON Search Partners places David Gudmundson as President and Chief Executive Officer of GreenVolts
GreenVolts, a leader in concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology, announced that it has appointed David Gudmundson as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gudmundson comes to GreenVolts with more than 20 years of experience in senior management positions at leading technology companies.

08.24.09:    

ON Search Partners Places Randy Reid as Vice President of Marketing at Luxim
Luxim Corp., the world leader in plasma lighting, appointmented Randy Reid as Vice President of Marketing.  As a member of LUXIM’S leadership team, Reid will develop the company’s marketing and alliance strategies, and implement program initiatives for its industry-leading LIFI® technology.  

07.06.09:

ON Search Partners places Jay Nunez as Mirics Semiconductor VP Americas & EMEA
Mirics Semiconductor appointed Jay Nunez as VP Americas and EMEA to spearhead the company's commercial growth in these two mature and lucrative regions of the world. Nunez was previously VP North American Sales and Marketing for processor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), having originally served graphics chip specialist ATI Technologies as VP World Wide OEM Sales prior to its merger with AMD.

06.23.09:

On Search Partners places Greg Winner as CEO of ZeroG Wireless
ZeroG Wireless, Inc., an innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi design, announced the appointment of Greg Winner as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Winner has over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and brings experience in product development, engineering and operations. He will be charged with leading ZeroG Wireless into the next phase of growth for Wi-Fi and the Internet of Things.

05.26.09:

ON Search Partners Places Keith T. S. Ward at Luminus Devices as President and Chief Executive Officer
Luminus Devices Inc., developer and manufacturer of PhlatLight LEDs, today announced the appointment of Keith T.S. Ward as its President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors.

05.07.09:

ON Search Partners Places Former Honeywell Executive Named CEO at Adura Technologies
Adura Technologies, which provides turnkey wireless lighting systems for existing buildings, today named former Honeywell International, Inc. (HON) executive Jack Bolick as its new Chief Executive Officer.

12.15.08:

ON Search Partners Joins Carbonfund.Org’s Partner Program To Offset Carbon Emissions
By joining Carbonfund.org’s CarbonFree Partner program, ON Search Partners is helping mobilize a national movement of businesses and organizations dedicated to carbon reduction and climate change education and outreach.

09.09.08:

ON Search Partners Places Former Cree Global Sales Director Jeff Lagaly to Lead LED-Lighting Business Expansion for Intematix Corp.
Intematix Corp., a leading innovator in phosphors, LED components and solid state lighting modules has added more top talent with the announcement today that Jeff Lagaly has joined the company as Vice President of Sales, LED Lighting. Mr. Lagaly was formerly Global Sales Director for Cree Lighting, overseeing the sales effort that introduced and drove Cree's XLamp LED line to sales estimated in excess of $100M.