Executive Officers

Lesley Matt

Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Matt joined Energy Focus in September 2022 as Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Matt previously served more than 12 years at TCP Lighting, most recently as Senior Vice President, and prior to that, as Vice President Marketing and Products from 2018 to 2019. She has led significant marketing, sales and product roles since 2010. Previously, Ms. Matt served several senior level marketing positions at Knotice, a cloud-based data management platform for the marketing industry. She has over 15 years of operations, sales and marketing experience for lighting and technology companies. Ms. Matt received her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management from the University of Akron.

James Warren

Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary, General Counsel

Mr. Warren joined Energy Focus in September 2020 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Energy Focus, Mr. Warren was a corporate and securities lawyer in the legal departments of GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF), a global manufacturer of graphite electrodes for electric arc furnace steel production, and FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE), one of the nation’s largest investor-owned electric systems.

Mr. Warren began his legal career at Tucker Ellis LLP in Cleveland, where his work included mergers and acquisitions, securities, and other corporate transactions. Before law school, Mr. Warren worked as an electrical engineer, focusing on research and development of naval sensor systems and digital communications systems. Mr. Warren earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Randy Gianas

Vice President, Operations & Engineering

Mr. Gianas joined Energy Focus in October 2020 and is the Vice President of Engineering. From 2019 to 2020, Mr. Gianas served as the President of North Coast Engineered Products and was previously in engineering roles at Kichler Lighting from 2011 to 2018. He has over 10 years of engineering experience for lighting and technology companies. Mr. Gianas received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Cleveland State University.