Giel Rutten

Giel Rutten – Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Giel has worked in the semiconductor industry in Europe, the US and China for almost 25 years, and has a broad experience in engineering, manufacturing, product marketing and general management. He started his career at Philips and later NXP where, as a member of the executive management team, he was responsible for the business unit Home. Over the past years he worked as CEO of several medium-sized companies with the focus on organizational change, mergers and acquisitions. Giel holds a Master’s degree in Solid State Physics.

Jan Kemeling

Jan Kemeling – Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (CMO)

Jan has a Bachelor’s degree in marketing management (The Hague, the Netherlands), and co-founded Ledzworld in December 2008. Jan has lived and worked in Asia since 1990. Jan co-founded and managed several companies in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia, and has a solid experience in the design and large-scale manufacturing and world-wide distribution of trendy products for the consumer electronics industry. In 2006, Jan was awarded the prestigious China Trader’s Award by the ambassador of China in the Netherlands as the most innovative Dutch company in China.

Ken Chakravarti

Ken Chakravarti – Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Ken brings 20+ years of expertise in driving product design development, new product introduction and design for manufacturability.

Ken has orchestrated world-class programs in engineering, manufacturing, quality, reliability, contract manufacturing and global supply chain management. He has most recently served as the Vice President of Global Operations at Lamina Lighting and Lighting Science Corporation. Ken has degrees in mechanical engineering and management. Ken is proficient in LED encapsulation process, chip-on-board, LED lamp assembly, micro opto-electronics packaging, wafer fabrication and design for Six Sigma.

Jan Arts

Jan Arts – Chief Procurement & Manufacturing Officer (CPMO)

Jan has a vast experience in manufacturing & procurement in large scale manufacturing operations in Europe and in Asia. His 35 years of manufacturing experience in multinational companies like Xerox, OCE, Flextronics is a very valuable asset to the Company. His skills in the fields of lean-manufacturing, strategic purchasing and complex component supply chains have contributed to Ledzworld’s reliability and to the quality of its LED lamps. Jan holds a Bachelors degree in electronics.