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LED digital signage firm NanoLumens snags Sharp exec as EVP of operations

July 8, 2014

Manufacturer and marketer of indoor LED display solutions NanoLumens today announced that Gary Feather, the former senior vice president of LED lighting at Sharp Electronics, has joined the company as executive vice president of operations, effective immediately.

According to NanoLumens CEO Rick Cope, the appointment puts "one of the world's most renowned experts" in display technology, imaging, lighting and energy systems in charge of all engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management operations at a time when the company is doubling in size on a year-to-year basis.

"It is imperative for NanoLumens to maintain its rigorous standards for quality and reliability even as it grows at an unprecedented rate," Cope said in today's announcement.  "Gary Feather has the experience, the skills and the vision that is required to help us meet the many operational challenges posed by growth. His experience with consumer and industrial LED lighting systems, display technology and systems, image quality and energy management is going to help us to produce the next great advance in customer engagement soutions."

Feather comes to NanoLumens from Sharp Electronics, where he served as senior vice president of LED lighting from 2012 until 2014, establishing and building new Sharp Corp. products in business-to-business LED lighting solutions and energy advantages systems for the North American market, according to the announcement. Before this, he was vice president, systems, algorithms and services, at Sharp Laboratories of America from 1996 until 2012, responsible for managing U.S. research, development and planning for future Sharp products. From 1991 to 1996 he was director, display systems, at Texas Instruments, where he led strategy, marketing, product planning, international sales and strategic alliances to create the billion-dollar DLP market from the base spatial light modulator, DMD. Texas Instruments was where Feather began his career; he held successive positions as manager and director of corporate research before becoming director, display systems.

"I am honored to join this great company at this critical juncture in its history," Feather said in today's announcement. "I have watched this company since its inception, and I believe it is destined to exceed its current pace of sales growth. I look forward to working closely with the entire NanoLumens team to chart a future course that is even bigger, brighter and bolder than its past."

Feather is the holder of three U.S. Patents in Networked Video Devices (Number 7,594,245), Method for Processing Saturated Intervals in Video Sequences (Number 6,671,420) and Presence Based Technology (Number 8,356,317). His educational background spans the fields of electrical engineering, business, and executive global leadership. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, a Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance and Marketing from Southern Methodist University, a Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  Then in 2008 and 2009 he completed study programs in Executive Global Leadership and Business at, respectively, IMD Business School and the University of California, Berkeley Walter A. Haas School of Business.