Glamox CEO Rune Marthinussen to retire
OSLO, NORWAY: Glamox AS announces that Rune Marthinussen, Chief Executive Officer & President, plans to retire from the company next year.
The Board of Directors has appointed Astrid Simonsen Joos to succeed him as Chief Executive Officer of Glamox. The change takes effect 1 August 2022. Rune Marthinussen has agreed to support Astrid full time until 31 December 2022.
Astrid Simonsen Joos most recently served as Global Chief Digital Officer and Head of Transformation of Signify (previously Philips Lighting). She has throughout her career had roles in the software industry and within digital business developments through numerous management positions at Microsoft and the position as CEO of a digital agency (Creuna). Astrid Simonsen Joos also currently serves on the boards of Telenor and Nordea Invest. She holds a M.Sc in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
“Rune Marthinussen´s dedicated leadership has been an important part behind Glamox success for the past six years. We are very thankful for his instrumental contributions in developing and managing Glamox. Furthermore, we are glad to present a capable successor in Astrid Simonsen Joos, whom we believe has the right profile and skillset to build on Rune’s achievements and further Glamox development. We are looking forward to welcoming here onboard 1 August 2022,” says Mikael Aro, Chairman of the Glamox Board of Directors.
Glamox is a Norwegian industrial group that develops, manufactures and distributes professional lighting solutions for the global market. The Glamox Group is a leading supplier to the world’s marine and offshore markets, and a significant supplier to the professional building market in Europe.
The Glamox Group is a global organization, with approx. 2300 employees within sales and production in several European countries, as well as Asia, North and South America.
The annual turnover is NOK 3 490 million (2020). The Group owns a range of quality lighting brands including Glamox, Aqua Signal, Luxo, Norselight, LINKSrechts, Küttel, Luxonic, ES-System, LiteIP, Luminell and Wasco. Glamox is committed to meeting customer needs and expectations by providing quality products and solutions, service and support.
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