Jim Connolly, Senior Vice President-Retail Division
Jim Connolly, who recently joined TCP in August 2009, brings more than 24 years of experience in the lighting distribution industry. He was previously the General Manager of Consumer Sales for GE Lighting, a division of GE Consumer Products that sold light bulbs and electrical accessories to all channels of retail distribution.
Jim was employed by GE since 1984, when he began his career in lighting. While there he progressed through sales positions in several geographies and moved from Field Sales to Home Office in 1990, where he was responsible for the Hardware Channel of Distribution. Mr. Connolly then became a Regional Manager responsible for sales in the Midwest. He became National Sales Manager for Hardware and Home Center in 1996, and then assumed the role of General Manager of Consumer Sales in 2000.
Mr. Connolly is a 1982 graduate of Niagara University. He currently sits on several advisory boards of various retailing companies.