Profile of Mark Verheyen

Mark Verheyen CEO, International Market Development, Smart City and Smart Buildings, Connected Lighting
35 years experience USA

Lighting infrastructure is evenly distributed throughout buildings and cities, and with an available power supply is the ideal location to add additional sensors and networked applications when creating Smart Building and Smart City solutions. I support with the development of domestic and international go-to-market strategies, M&A target evaluation and due diligence and am available for Non-Executive Directorship positions where my international and industry sector experience can add value. I am fluent in English and German.

Work Experiences

  • President North America

    LVX Global

    October 2020 - December 2023

    Advisory and Consulting for Smart City and IoT projects.
    Market entry for IoT Fire Alarm monitoring solution.

  • President North America

    Panasonic Lighting Americas

    December 2015 - June 2020

    Panasonic Lighting Americas is the holding company for all Panasonic Lighting and Controls related businesses in North America.

  • CEO/President/SVP/Managing Director

    various lighting companies incl. Panasonic, Vossloh-Schwabe, OSRAM in Europe/Asia and North America

    June 1991 - November 2015

    Built a lamp sales company for OSRAM in Thailand, expanded a lighting components business in Asia Pacific region for Vossloh-Schwabe, grew lighting components business in North America for Panasonic incl. acquisition.

Certification

  • Graduate of Energy Fellows Institute

    Colorado Cleantech Industries Association

    September 2013 - December 2013

  • Certified Smart Cities Practitioner

    Smart Cities Council

    January 2022 - January 2022

Education

  • Industrial Engineering

    University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany

    September 1985 - November 1989