Mark Swoboda joined BridgeLux as CEO in June 2007 and is the former Executive Vice President of Philips Lumileds Lighting Company. He led the sales, marketing, applications, and custom product development teams at the corporate spin-off and joint venture between Hewlett-Packard/Agilent and Royal Philips Electronics. The company pioneered the power LED product class and Luxeon brand to develop high growth markets and applications in solid state lighting including automotive forward lighting, mobile phone camera flash, LED backlighting, and general lighting. Prior to joining Philips Lumileds, Mr. Swoboda spent 17 years with the Hewlett-Packard Semiconductor Products Group in various sales, marketing, and channel management positions. He holds a BSEE from Marquette University. |