Thomas Heider

Thomas Heider has a wealth of experience in the lighting industry. Thomas began their career at OSRAM, where they held various roles including VP & GM, Sales Director, and Product Marketing Manager. Thomas then worked at Toshiba and Samsung as the Head of Sales and Business Development. Thomas later joined Electrical Wholesale, where they successfully started up a new business unit and led a project team. Thomas went on to become the Commercial Director at Veko Lightsystems International BV, where they were responsible for project sales and managing the operation. Thomas then joined RIDI Group as the Head of Key Account Management, where they won a large contract in the warehousing/logistics/industrial application segment. Currently, they are the Sales Director for Central Europe at Casambi Technologies Oy, where they are introducing a new technology and ecosystem for lighting control and leading the demand creation and key account sales team. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated strong leadership, strategic planning, and sales management skills.

Thomas Heider obtained a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) degree in Marketing from Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences from 1989 to 1993. Later, they pursued a postgraduate study in Lichtanwendung / Lighting Application at Technische Universität Ilmenau, from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, they received a DIALUX evo certification from DIAL in 2017.