Lunera Lighting has appointed former Hewlett Packard and Lumileds executive, Karen Owyeung as its new CEO.

Owyeung's first her career in LED technology started at Hewlett Packard's Optoelectronics Division. She held executive management positions in marketing and worldwide manufacturing operations prior to becoming the general manager of the division, which she successfully grew into a $500M business providing employment for 2000 people.
 
While at HP she worked with industry visionaries including Roland Haitz, famed for Haitz's Law, to identify the opportunity for LED technology into commercial and residential lighting.

She also was the architect behind the expanded joint venture of HP's solid-state lighting division with Philips Lighting to form Lumileds.

Owyeung served on the Lumileds board of directors and was named the first CEO of the expanded joint venture.
 
She also served on the advisory board for Bridgelux. She holds a BSEE from Vanderbilt University and has completed advanced studies at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

With nearly 20 years of career , she will bring rich marketing, operations, and general management experience in the LED industry to Lunera.