Leadership

Sean Bryant

Sean Bryant

President & CEO

Background Viewing Centralites customers as the companys largest and most important stakeholders, Sean Bryant leads the sales and marketing team with a customer-centric approach. By putting the client first, he and his sales team deliver an exceptional level of responsiveness and accessibility to customers both large and small. Sean began his career at Centralite as a college student. With two years remaining before earning his degree from the University of South Alabama, he began at Centralite building circuit panels on the production line. In spite of his youth, Sean took his job seriously and quickly began looking for opportunities to gain new skills and expand his knowledge. He learned about ordering parts and managing inventory, logistics, product installations, shipping, and receiving. Seans dedication, competence, and resourcefulness were recognized and he moved up in the organization holding various positions, including managing a home automation subsidiary. Within only two years under Seans management, the subsidiary experienced sales growth of 500%. These varied experiences give Sean a unique depth of understanding that allow him to relate well with customers on multiple levels. Sean is passionate about technology in general and passionate about how Centralite uses it. With his comprehensive understanding of Centralites products and capabilities, Sean quickly identifies customer needs and capabilities and tailors an ideal solution to address those needs. Under Seans sales leadership, Centralites core business has expanded into new markets, sales have grown exponentially, and customers such as Samsung, Lowes, Comcast, and Time Warner Cable have been added to the Centralite family. As Centralite focuses on the massive Internet of Things market and designs more and more solutions that make life easier for businesses and consumers, Sean continues to lead the company to explosive sales and marketing growth. Education   B.S. Marketing University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama
Phil Cahoon

Phil Cahoon

Executive VP | CFO

Background A strong believer in financial transparency, accountability, and conservative business strategy, Phil Cahoon took the financial reins of Centralite in 2004. Charged with building a financial infrastructure to ensure the companys growth, Phil has assembled a highly competent staff of professionals who provide the administrative, tactical, and strategic financial functions needed for ongoing and future operations. Phil empowers his staff and encourages growth and development. Yet, he is always guiding, coaching and leading. Phil has an exceptional gift for problem solving and a clarity that allows him to clearly communicate his ideas and concepts to those on his team. Prior to coming to Centralite, Phil served as an Executive Vice President and CFO of QMS, a NYSE-listed printer manufacturer with over $300 million in revenue and 1,400 employees. With Centralites significant growth and emerging global opportunities, Phils financial experience and pedigree is invaluable. Phils depth of financial and management experience also includes his role as CFO for Mobile Energy Systems Holding, Inc. As an entrepreneur, Phil has also owned and operated his own business. Phil holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Florida State University where he earned recognition as an All-Time Letterman. Phils strong sense of responsibility, reliability and teamwork were strengthened while wearing a Seminole jersey and playing games as defensive back at The Doak in Tallahassee. An avid golfer, Phil has a regularly scheduled weekly tee time with friends. Education   B.S. Marketing Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida MBA The University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama
Jeffery Nigh

Jeffery Nigh

Chairman

Background He began his career at Union Camp Corporation as a process engineer and was subsequently promoted to assistant plant manager for a large paper mill, manufacturing engineering manager and plant manager. After graduating from Harvard, Jeffery joined the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Atlanta. After a successful consulting assignment at Springs Industries, the leading manufacturer of textile home furnishings, he joined the company as president of its Basic Bedding Division. Jeffery was promoted to implement a new ERP information system for all of Springs Industries global manufacturing. Following that multinational assignment, he was promoted to several senior roles at Springs as vice president and general manager of the entire global Bedding business, executive vice president of global supply chain and Asian sourcing, president of Utility Bedding and president of Springs Renewables, LLC. He worked at various U.S., Brazil and Asia locations during these assignments. Education Masters of Business Administration Harvard University B.S. Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology