Searchlight Electric
Philippe LEFORT has extensive experience in the lighting industry, currently serving as Country Manager for France at Searchlight Electric since June 2023, where responsibilities include leading and developing a subsidiary within an international team. Previously, Philippe founded and served as CEO of CADRE & LIGHT from January 2007 to March 2023, transforming the company from a dealer to a manufacturer of professional lighting fixtures for specialized resellers and designers. Before that, Philippe held the position of Country Manager at Brilliant AG from January 2005 to December 2006, overseeing the operations in France, and served as Directeur Commercial Grand Public et Export at ARIC from October 2001 to December 2004, managing public channel sales and key accounts. Philippe LEFORT holds a degree from ISMV Cergy Pontoise ICD PARIS, earned between 1989 and 1993.
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Searchlight Electric
Founded in 1945 by Sir Sidney Hamburger, Searchlight Electric remains a family owned business and is now an established and recognised supplier of decorative lighting to the very best independent lighting stores and leading retail chains in the UK and a distributor to over 50 countries worldwide. Searchlight are committed to providing quality, technologically advanced decorative lighting products and unsurpassed customer service, with a leading investment and strategy to grow the business internationally with products that deliver volume and value for money. Innovative and contemporary lighting designs are supplemented with traditional and modern classics to meet all styles and trends, customer requirements and quality standards A culture of continuous improvement and entrepreneurship ensures that Searchlight can adapt quickly to our customer’s requirements, creating individual and customised lighting solutions, the highest level of service and leading edge marketing support. Operating from a purpose built head office in Manchester, UK with a state of the art distribution centre and one of the largest product showrooms in Europe, Searchlight are uniquely placed to meet the diverse, ever changing needs of the lighting market and our trading partners around the world.