LonMark® International Strengthens Leadership With New Board Members from the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific

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New board members include John Huston from Teng & Associates, Jimmy Chua from Quantum Automation Pte Ltd., and Jan Spelsberg from Spelsberg Gebaudeautomation GmbH + Co. KG.

August 3, 2010 - San Jose, California - LonMark International - a non-profit international association recognized for the certification, education, and promotion of interoperability standards for the benefit of manufacturers, integrators, and end users - is pleased to announce new representatives to its Board of Directors. John Huston of Teng & Associates, a leading full service architectural engineering firm, was elected to represent members in the Americas; Jimmy Chua, Division Manager Sales and Marketing of Quantum Automation Pte Ltd. Technology Inc., an engineering design, system installation, commissioning and maintenance services provider of electrical and mechanical equipment and building control systems, was elected to represent members in Asia Pacific; and Jan Spelsberg, Managing Director of Spelsberg Gebaudeautomation GmbH + Co. KG (SPEGA), a manufacturer of integrated room automation systems, was elected to represent members in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Tim Sly, CEO of Infranet Partners Limited, an existing Board member, fills the Secretary position previously held by Ron Bernstein, who remains Executive Director. Mr. Sly joins Tracy Markie, President of Engenuity Systems, Inc. and Chairman of LonMark International as well as Earl Gray, Honeywell International, Inc., Vice Chairman of LonMark International on the Executive Committee.

“The additions of John Huston, Thomas Choo and Jan Spelsberg further strengthens the international representation of the LonMark International Board of Directors,” said Tracy Markie, chairman. “Two-thirds of LonMark members reside outside of the United States, so it is extremely important for the board to have different global and industry perspectives on the board.”

The new members on the LonMark Board of Directors join the following representatives:

Sponsor Representatives:
Ahmed Hirani, Distech Controls Inc.
Anders Axelsson, Echelon Corporation
Earl Gray, Honeywell International, Inc.
Gil Soto Tolosa, Philips Lighting B.V.
Jan Brissman, Schneider Electric
Theo Frütiger, Siemens Building Technologies
Chuck Lehn, Trane

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Americas Representatives:
Tracy Markie, Engenuity Systems, Inc.
Mark Kendall, Kenmark Real Estate Group, Inc.
Will White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Asia/Pacific/Japan Representatives:
Katsuhiro Moizumi, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Toshirou Tomita, Chief Director, LonMark Japan
Jimmy Chua, Quantum Automation Pte Ltd.

Europe/Middle-East/Africa Representatives:
Tim Sly, Infranet Partners, Ltd.
Christoph Brönnimann, IBT Ingenieurbüro Brönnimann Thun
Hans-Jörg Schweinzer, LOYTEC electronics GmbH

LONMARK International's mission is to create, support, and promote the standards for open, interoperable LONWORKS technology-based products, systems, and professionals. Membership to LONMARK International is open to any manufacturer, distributor, engineer, system integrator, or end user committed to the development, specification, and use of open, interoperable products utilizing ISO/IEC 14908-1 and related standards.

LONMARK International is a non-profit, mutual-benefit trade association with over 400 members worldwide, and local affiliates in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. For more information about LONMARK International please visit www.lonmark.org.

LONMARK, LONWORKS, and the LONMARK Logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation in the US and other jurisdictions.

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