Levinson brings broad lighting industry experience

Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Montana is a founder of the MVP Performance Institute, a consulting company that offers training to improve individual and organizational performance through lectures, books and training camps. Montana is also a founding partner of led high bay light Capital which raises money from professional athletes and invests it with a small number of top-tier venture capital funds. He also owns a real estate investment company, Montana Property Group, and operates the Four Rings Montana Family Foundation.

Not only are the Photologic sensors small, robust and economical, but the hysteresis characteristics of the Schmitt trigger on each device gives them exceptionally high noise immunity,” said Rodney Bailey, vice president of optoelectronic component solutions for OPTEK Technology.  “These design characteristics make the Photologic sensors ideal for use in a variety of sensing applications, including machine automation and safety, assembly line automation, non-contact reflective object and interruptive sensing, as well as end-of-travel, object, and paper sensing.”

The company expands its senior management ranks with additional seasoned executives from the lighting industry. In this role, Levinson will be responsible for leading Xicato’s commercial organization in the U.S. and Canada, with specific focus on the development of LED linear high bay light, end-user and specification markets.Levinson comes to Xicato from Philips Lighting Electronics (Advance) in Rosemont, Illinois where he most recently served as VP & GM of the Fluorescent Electronics Business Line. Prior to this role, Levinson held senior executive leadership positions with Philips over the past 18 years, including Vice President of Marketing & Product Management and Vice President of Distribution Sales. Levinson brings broad lighting industry experience, a successful track record and a strong background in multi-channel distribution.According to Levinson, “LEDs have made major strides in recent years. Putting that together with Xicato’s ‘no compromise’ philosophy on genuine halogen light quality will make possible mass adoption in the near future.