We have been following reports from various sources of a SESCO Lighting agreement to represent Juno Lighting and today we received a press release from Juno confirming the deal. SESCO, the largest lighting manufacturers’ representative company in the U.S., will represent all Juno Lighting Group products in the Southeast region of the U.S. starting on Feb.1, 2015.
We are known by the company we keep and lighting reps are known by the lines they carry. Why does a large Philips Lighting rep firm like SESCO add Juno to its line card? Your humble editor caught up with John Mabbott, Chief Executive Officer and President, Juno Lighting. John explained that Juno has completed a large transformation. “Historically we have been thought as focusing on retail store construction, yet today the majority of our business is commercial.” He went on to say, “In 2007, when the industry began to decline, we made a solid push into LED and that leadership is paying off.” He also reminded me that Juno received 11 NGL awards last year—more than all of their competitors combined.
There is a certain irony with today’s announcement. John Mabbott was hired by Amy Huntington in 2007, when Amy was President and CEO of Juno Lighting. Yesterday, Philips announced Amy Huntington as the new President of Philips Lighting, Americas (although EdisonReport first made this announcement on 16 DEC). So on her second day, SESCO, the largest agent in North America, which by definition, makes them the largest agent of Philips Lighting, ads Juno, her former company.