Two lighting companies navigate executive leadership changes
Two high-end lighting manufacturers announced leadership changes this week.
On Monday, Vermont-based Hubbardton Forge announced that Steve Wiegers, who has been with the company for 24 years, most recently as vice president of operations, has been promoted to president and general manager. CEO Maria Mullen has left the company. No reason was given for Mullen’s departure.
Two days later, New York-based Hudson Valley Lighting Group, whose brands include Hudson Valley Lighting, Mitzi, Corbett, Troy Lighting, Sonneman and the recently acquired Schoolhouse, announced its own executive transition: President Malaina Matheus will become CEO on Sept. 1. She succeeds company founder David Littman, who will become executive chairman of the company.
Matheus has been with HVLG for 16 years. Her promotion to CEO has been “thoughtfully planned,” the company said in a release. It credited Matheus with shepherding the company’s growth, expanding into new markets and helping guide the acquisitions of Sonneman and Schoolhouse.
Stay tuned as we continue to report on the evolution of these two companies.
