OSRAM, a leading global lighting manufacturer has announced the appointment of Grant Wright as CEO/CFO of OSRAM Americas and President and CEO/CFO of OSRAM SYLVANIA effective July 1, 2015. He succeeds Jes Munk Hansen who was appointed CEO of the recently formed Lamps Business Unit. Wright will be responsible for the OSRAM business in North, Middle and South America.
Over the past 19 years Wright has held various financial leadership positions in OSRAM, most recently serving as the CFO of the Americas region for the last two years. Prior to OSRAM he spent ten years at General Electric with their Aircraft Engines and Power Systems divisions. He holds a BS degree from Bentley University in Economics and Finance.