BNET Industries

Nexxus Lighting Inc.

(NEXS) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$30.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$14.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We design, manufacture, market and sell advanced lighting solutions, including light emitting diode (LED) and fiber optic lighting. We offer a broad range of technically innovative white light, color-changing and fixed-color lighting solutions that are used for applications in commercial/architectural, retail, hospitality, entertainment and consumer markets. Our solutions provide many benefits over traditional incandescent, halogen and fluorescent light sources, including lower energy consumption, longer life spans, absence of hazardous materials, decreased maintenance costs and greater design flexibility. Our advanced lighting systems are based on proprietary designs and patented technologies associated with electrical, optical, mechanical and thermal engineering. We have developed domain expertise and applications knowledge for end-user requirements in diverse markets. As a result, we are able to offer advanced solutions, which provide a demonstrable value proposition in terms of performance and overall cost. According to the Freedonia Group, the global lighting industry is estimated to be approximately $100 billion and includes a variety of technologies, including incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, high intensity discharge (HID), neon and advanced lighting solutions, such as LED lighting. Product selection is influenced by a number of factors, including overall cost, and visual and physical product features, as well as regulatory and environmental factors. ...

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Michael Bauer
Number of Employees 65
Contact Information

124 Floyd Smith Dr Ste 300

Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

www.nexxuslight...

(704) 405-0416

NAICS Code Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding: 331491

Recent Events

  • Greenlight Initiative and Mellina LLC Select Nexxus Lightings Array Lighting LED Lamps as Energy Saving...

    11/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Ohio State Universitys Central Ohio Technical College to Retrofit High Profile Areas with Array LED...

    11/18/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Posts 3Q Results

    11/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Appoints New VP of Sales

    10/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Adds Sales Execs

    9/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Hires New Sales Directors as Ramp Up of Array„ Lighting Continues

    9/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Posts 2Q Results

    8/19/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Names Director of R&D / Engineering

    7/06/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Debenhams to Retrofit Department Stores with Array„ LED Lamp Technology from Nexxus Lighting

    6/25/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting closes $4M offering

    6/22/09 - New Investment - View Story

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael Bauer President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Carey Burkett President
Mark Masterman President, Pool & Spa Division
Dan Regalado CFO & COO
Gary Langford CFO & Principal Accounting Officer
Zdenko Grajcar CTO
Bill Blackley Vice President of Sales
Ralph Genova Vice President of Sales
Roy Archer Nexxus Lighting's General Manager and Director of Orlando Operations
Al Knipling Director, Architectural Lighting
Jeff Welfer Director, Sign Lighting
Mike Devane Director
Paula Vega Director, Sales, Intl
Richard Heiner Director of Marketing
Brenda Eckrose Inside Sales Manager
Carina Betts National Account Manager
Cesar Vargas Reg Manager, Sign Lighting
Dennis Bonet International Sales & Service Manager (Inside Sales)
John Gonzalez Technical and Warranty Support Manager
John Hasson Eastern Region Sales Manager
Marolyn Merrell International Sales Manager (Outside Sales)
Marty Fisher National Sales Manager, Pool & Spa Division
Michael Eckert Manager, Corp Marketing
Nady St Cloud Returns, Warranty Manager
Paul Benton National Sales Manager
Deidre Fraser Controller
Ashley Mathis Marketing Coordinator
Bill Crampton
Blake Colman Sales Representative
Bob Perry Sales Representative
Carl Kaminsky Sales Representative
Chris Crockett Sales Representative
Cory Speed
David Jeroski Sales Representative
Kevin Drew Sales Representative
Michael Lena Sales Representative
Patrick Storm
Rich Curran Sales Associate
Rich Weber Sales Representative
Rod Dulaney Sales Representative
Stephen Conner Technical Service Representative
Tim Sherry Sales Representative
Traci Thornburg

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Brett Kingstone The Company's Chairman of the Board
Anthony Castor Board of Directors
Anthony Nicolosi Board of Directors
Brian McCann Board of Directors
Chris Richardson Board of Directors
Edgar Protiva Board of Directors
Fritz Zeck Board of Directors
Michael J. Brown Board of Directors

Effective January 1, 2006, Mr. Bauer became our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bauer joined the Company in October 2004 as the Company’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing and served in that position through December 31, 2005. Mr. Bauer became a director of the Company in January 2005. He was elected to fill a vacancy on the board of directors. Prior to joining the Company in 2004, Mr. Bauer served as an executive consultant to General Electric, Lighting Systems division and owned and operated Pro Lighting, Inc., a sports lighting systems supplier. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Vice President of Sales for Lighting Corporation of America, a nine-brand division of US Industries, Inc., based in Spartanburg, South Carolina and from 1998-2000 as Vice President of Sales for Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) based in Elk Grove Village, IL. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Bauer oversaw the Lumark, McGraw-Edison and Cooper Utility brands for Cooper Lighting. Mr. Bauer began his career with General Electric's Lighting Division in 1988 and held various roles in operations, product development and sales management.

Organization Position Status
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Former
Sales & Marketing Company S Vice President Former
Cooper Lighting, Inc. Vice President of Sales Former

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. President Current
Lumificient Technologies LLC President Former
Capgemini S.A Regional Vice President of Sales Former

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. President, Pool & Spa Division Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Vice President, Pool & Spa Division Former
Energy Focus General Manager Former

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. CFO & COO Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective January 5, 2009. Prior to joining the Nexxus Lighting team, Mr. Langford most recently owned and operated two small businesses and served as Chief Controller for ePValue.com, a joint venture between Sun Microsystems and Accenture. Previously, from 1998 to 2000 he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hartwell Industries, Inc., a $150 million manufacturer of apparel, uniforms and sportswear and as Treasurer for Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., a $1.1 billion manufacturer and distributor of home textile products from 1995 to 1997. He also served as Assistant Treasurer of AGCO Corporation from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Langford began his finance career with Andersen Consulting in 1986.

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. CTO Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Founder Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Vice President of Sales Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Vice President of Sales Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Nexxus Lighting's General Manager and Director of Orlando Operations Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director, Architectural Lighting Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director, Architectural Lighting Former

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director, Sign Lighting Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director, Sign Lighting Former

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director Former

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director, Sales, Intl Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director, Sales, Intl Former

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Director of Marketing Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Inside Sales Manager Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. National Account Manager Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Reg Manager, Sign Lighting Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. International Sales & Service Manager (Inside Sales) Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Technical and Warranty Support Manager Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Eastern Region Sales Manager Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. International Sales Manager (Outside Sales) Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. National Sales Manager, Pool & Spa Division Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Manager, Corp Marketing Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Returns, Warranty Manager Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. National Sales Manager Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Controller Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Marketing Coordinator Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Associate Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Technical Service Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Sales Representative Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Current

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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. The Company's Chairman of the Board Current
S-Board Ltd. Chairman Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. President & CEO Former
Fibermedia, Inc. President Former
Stanford University Former

Organization Position Status
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Katy Industries, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Morgan Group, LLC. Chief Executive Officer Former
Hayward Industries, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Precision Industrial Ltd Chief Executive Officer Former
Morgan Group, LLC. President Former
Katy Industries, Inc. President Former
Hayward Industries, Inc. President Former
Precision Industrial Ltd President Former
Katy Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Morgan Group, LLC. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Volvo Commercial Finance LLC Americas Senior Vice President Current
Volvo Finance North America Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
Volvo Finance North America Inc. President Former
Volvo Finance North America Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Volvo Cars General Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Onpath Technologies Corporation Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Current
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Adva Optical Networking, Inc. Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Former
Adva Optical Networking, Inc. Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Strategy Former

Mr. Richardson was elected to the board of directors of the Company in March 2009 to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Richardson served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric s North American Operating Division, which included the Square D brand of electrical distribution products, from 1999 until retiring in 2004. Mr. Richardson continued to serve as a director on the Schneider Electric SA (Paris Stock Exchange: SU.PA) board of directors until 2006. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric s North American Operating Division, Mr. Richardson served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999 and Vice President of Operations from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Richardson has also served as Vice President and General Manager for Square D s UPS Strategic Business Segment and as President of EPE Technologies. Mr. Richardson is a U.S. Air Force/Vietnam War Veteran and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University in 1971.

Organization Position Status
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Protiva became a director of Nexxus Lighting in March 1994. From 1968 to 1979 Mr. Protiva was engaged in the commercial banking industry. From 1980 to present Mr. Protiva has been engaged in various merchant banking activities, doing business as K.C.L. Associates.

Organization Position Status
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Montgomery & Associates, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Proequities, Inc. General Partner Former

Mr. Zeck became a director of Nexxus Lighting in January 1999. From 1994 until retiring in December 2002, Mr. Zeck served as President of Cooper Lighting, Inc., a manufacturer of lighting products. From 1985 until 1994, he served as Vice President of Sales for Cooper Lighting. Mr. Zeck joined Metalux in 1976 where he was Regional Sales Manager for the Central portion of the United States. He founded Lumark Lighting in 1978, which was a division of Metalux.

Organization Position Status
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Brown was elected to the board of directors of the Company in March 2009 to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Brown co-founded Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a leading electronic payments provider, in 1994, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer ever since. He has also been Chairman of Euronet s board of directors since 1997. In 1979, Mr. Brown founded Innovative Software, which merged in 1988 with Informix, a leading provider of advanced database software technology. During his time at Informix, Mr. Brown served as President and Chief Operating Officer as well as President of the workstation products division. In 1993, Mr. Brown was a founding investor of Visual Tools, a company that writes and markets component software for the Visual Basic and Visual C++ developer market. Sybase Software acquired Visual Tools in 1996. Mr. Brown received a Master of Science in molecular and cellular biology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1997 and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1979. In addition to serving as Chairman of Euronet s board of directors, Mr. Brown serves on the boards of Bank of Blue Valley, Kansas and Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.

Organization Position Status
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Innovative Software LLC Founder Former
Euronet Chairman Former
University of Missouri-Kansas City Master of Science In Molecular and Cellular Biology Former
University of Missouri-Columbia Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former

Executive News

  • Nexxus Lighting Names Director of R&D / Engineering

    TradingMarkets - 7/06/09 - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Hires Kevin Carpenter as Director of R&D / Engineering

    Carolina Newswire - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Nexxus Lighting Hires New Director of R&D / Engineering

    Business Wire - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Debenhams to Retrofit Department Stores with Array„ LED Lamp Technology from Nexxus Lighting

    Business Wire - 6/25/09 - View Story

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     NEXS $3.52 -0.23 (-6.13% )
Average Volume 11,160
Shares Outstanding 8.76M
Market Cap 30.8M
Year High 7.4
Year Low 3.22
Earnings Per Share -1.48
P/E Ratio -2.38
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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