Philips Lighting Names Greg Blackett as New Head of Marketing

Greg Blackett

 

May 4, 2017

Philips Lighting has announced the appointment of Greg Blackett as the Head of Marketing for Canada. Greg brings over 18 years of senior-level experience in strategic marketing, product management, business development and brand development.

He is a marketing and innovation leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) product and application ecosystems, having supported both residential and commercial products. Greg joins Philips from Johnson Controls, where he was the Director of Marketing & Product Management, and has held senior Marketing management roles at Rogers Communications and Siemens Enterprise Communications.

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