Energy Focus Appoints Bob Smyles as Senior Director, Head of Government Sales
May 31 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFOI), a leader in sustainable,
energy-efficient lighting and controls systems and ultraviolet-c
light disinfection products for the commercial, military maritime
and consumer markets, today announced that Bob Smyles has been
appointed Senior Director, Head of Government Sales. Mr. Smyles
responsibilities include the coordination and direct sales of
Energy Focus mission-critical military and commercial product lines
and new technologies to U.S. and U.S. ally navies, all branches of
the U.S. armed services, and U.S. federal, state and local
governments, including DoD commercial real estate.
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Bob Smyles, Senior Director, Head of
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Mr. Smyles is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and former Naval
Flight Officer, and holds an MBA from Loyola College in Baltimore,
MD where he graduated summa cum laude. He has most recently served
as Executive Vice President, Sales at BOSS Controls, a Pittsburgh
based technology company in the energy management and
sustainability space, including selling Energy Savings as a Service
to city, county, and federal governments. Mr. Smyles also has
significant experience in successively advanced roles selling
technology solutions to the U.S. Navy, Army, and Coast Guard at Eid
Passport, Inc. out of Annapolis, MD.
Steve Socolof, Chairman and Interim CEO of Energy Focus
commented, “This is a strategic hire to reinvest in the military
maritime channel for the Company as we sustain and grow our
government and military business. Bob really impressed us with his
record of success in selling technology to U.S. armed forces and
government agencies. Our military-spec lighting and commercial
EnFocus™ and RedCap® product lines are a perfect fit for the
demonstrated needs that our government agencies have for
sustainable, human-centric circadian and emergency lighting
solutions.”
“Joining Energy Focus at this pivotal time in the company’s
development is an exciting new role for me in my career as a sales
professional,” said Mr. Smyles. “Building a team to sell innovative
lighting technologies and products that will enhance the health and
protect the men and women who serve through our military and
government agencies is a winning scenario that I am extremely happy
and honored to be a part of.”
About Energy Focus
Energy Focus is an industry-leading innovator of sustainable
light-emitting diode (“LED”) lighting and lighting control
technologies and solutions, as well as UV-C Disinfection
technologies and solutions. As the creator of the first
flicker-free LED lamps, Energy Focus develops high quality LED
lighting products and controls that provide extensive energy and
maintenance savings, as well as aesthetics, safety, health and
sustainability benefits over conventional lighting. Our EnFocus™
lighting control platform enables existing and new buildings to
provide quality, convenient and affordable, dimmable and
color-tunable, circadian and human-centric lighting capabilities.
In addition, our patent-pending UVCD technologies and products aim
to provide effective, reliable and affordable UVCD solutions for
buildings, facilities and homes. Energy Focus’ customers include
U.S. and U.S. ally navies, U.S. federal, state and local
governments, healthcare and educational institutions, as well as
Fortune 500 companies. Since 2007, Energy Focus has installed
approximately 900,000 lighting products across the U.S. Navy fleet,
including tubular LEDs, waterline security lights, explosion-proof
globes and berth lights, saving more than five million gallons of
fuel and 300,000 man-hours in lighting maintenance annually. Energy
Focus is headquartered in Solon, Ohio. For more information, visit
our website at www.energyfocus.com.
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