Lighting Team
National Roles
Eric Ryde
Technical Manager - Lighting
Eric has 23 years experience both in NZ and the UK in commercial lighting product design, manufacture and testing. Encompassing all types of luminaries from HID to Compact Fluorescent.
Eric's focus is on technical support for imported and locally manufactured Lighting Product. Osram lamps and ballast technical support.
Phone: 04 381 7876
Email: eryde@redeal.co.nz
Upper North Island Regional Office
Kevin Thomas
Regional Lighting Manager - Upper North Island
Kevin has 30+ years electrical experience and a registered electrician. Previous roles include branch and regional manager roles, National contracts and National Sales Manager positions.
Kevin has completed a post graduate Illumination engineering, tech IES course and currently the sales manager lighting for the upper north Island.
Phone: 09 526 9624
Mobile: 027 282 3203
Email: kthomas@ideal.co.nz
Rajesh (Raj) Chandra
Lighting Specialist - Upper North Island
Raj has over 22 years experience in Electrical Engineering, Airconditioning and Lighting Design. Holding a Certificate in Illumination from AUT and qualifications in the use of AGI32.
Phone: 09 5269620
Mobile: +64 274332733
Email: rchandra@rexel.co.nz
PRISCILLA ROBERTS
Lighting Specialist - Upper North Island
Priscilla has 8 years experience in the Electrical Industry, both in Key accounts and Wholesale supply. Most recently specialised in supply of large lighting projects.
Priscilla has completed a post graduate Illumination engineering course and primary focus is with architects and lighting specification .
Phone: 09 526 2535
Mobile: 027 488 8954
Email: proberts@ideal.co.nz
Roydon Dewes
Lighting Specialist - Upper North Island
Roydon has 5 years experience in the lighting industry and recently completed the Illumination Engineering course at Massey University.
Roydon's primary focus is with commercial and Industrial lighting specification and also lighting design & build projects.
Phone: 09 526 9625
Mobile: 027 508 8855
Email: rdewes@ideal.co.nz
HADI JABBOUR
Area Lighting Designer - Upper North Island
Hadi has a Bachelor of Engineering Technology, majoring in Electrical Engineering. His focus has been on Building Services and Lighting Design.
Hadi’s role is to provide lighting design support within the Upper North Island.
Phone: 09 526 9621
Mobile: 027 444 3203
Email: hjabbour@ideal.co.nz
Central Regional Office
Alan Swailes
Regional Lighting Manager - Central North Island
Alan has over 30 years experience in Heavy Industrial, Petro/Chemical, Commercial Construction and Electrical Wholesaling in New Zealand
Mobile: 027 220 1380
Email: aswailes@rexel.co.nz
Noel Grant
Lighting Specialist - Central North Island
Noel started his lighting career in Melbourne and completed the R.M.I.T. lighting design course in 1998.
His lighting experience includes being a Victorian State manager, and co-founder of a lighting import / wholesale business on the Gold Coast. An earlier career involved electronics, from which he has developed a special interest in LED and ESL lighting.
Noel brings with him vast knowledge and experience and has worked for Intralux, Ledela, ndLIGHT (Queensland Australia) and Davis Lighting out of Melbourne Australia.
Mobile: 027 289 0726
Email: ngrant@rexel.co.nz
Lower North Island Regional Office
Paul Franssen
Regional Lighting Manager - Lower North Island
Paul has over 15 years lighting experience with a commerical, architectual, and industrial focus.
Phone: 04 384 3366
Mobile: 027 472 6715
Email: pfranssen@rexel.co.nz
Wayne Hobcraft
Lighting Specialist - Lower North Island
Wayne has over twenty two years experience in the electrical industry including draughting and switchboard design. Wayne aims to provide energy efficient lighting soloutions within the clients budget.
Phone: 04 381 7816
Mobile: 0272 979 988
Email: whobcraft@rexel.co.nz
Upper South Island Regional Office
Trevor Salt
Regional Lighting Manager - Upper South Island
Trevor's career is a testiment to his passion and commitment to Lighting. His experience is built on years of electrical & lighting roles with a key strength in product management. With a Graduate Certificate in Illumination Engineering Trevor has a well rounded background to help service your every lighting need.
Phone: 03 364 5245
Mobile: 0274 382 762
Email: tsalt@rexel.co.nz
Hugh Mitchell
Lighting Specialist - Upper South Island
Hugh has over 20 years of experience across electrical contracting, wholesaling and more recently Lighting & Lighting Design including a Graduate Certificate in Illumination. Hugh's Passion for Lighting and his understanding of application and installation provides the perfect skill set for his focus on Commercial Lighting Design.
Phone: 03 363 4254
Mobile: 027 273 2923
Email: hmitchell@rexel.co.nz
Christina Wust-McLaren
Area Lighting Designer - Upper South Island
Christina's skills are in management and coordination and since her move into lighting, she has completed a number of in-house training courses and is currently studying towards a Graduate Certificate in Illumination. Her role in the lighting team is pertinent to Rexel providing a full solution service and with her ability to learn and upskill being the catalyst to her move to the lighting team from the wholesaling side of the business.
Christina's role focuses on the coordination of projects to ensure all your requirements and deadlines are met.
Phone: 03 364 5242
Email: cwustmclaren@rexel.co.nz
Robert Smith
Southern Regional Lamps Product Manager
Robert has over 34 years experience in the Electrical industry, both in installation and wholesaling.
His role as the lamp specialist is to provide lamping solutions to achieve a multitude of results dependant on your desired outcome. From astectically pleasing illumination to purely function lighting solutions as well as offering energy efficient solutions, Rob can help with it all.
Phone: 03 364 5243
Mobile: 0274 383 571
Email: rsmith@rexel.co.nz
Lower South Island Regional Office
Steve Long
Regional Lighting Manager - Lower South Island
Steve has over 25 years industry experience in branch management and Lighting & Design. Steve's role is to offer effective lighting design solutions as well as liasing with specifiers and electrical engineers.
Phone: (03) 218 2178
Mobile: 027 245 0754
Email: slong@rexel.co.nz
Ray Cocker
Lighting Specialist - Lower South Island
Ray has over 30 years experience in the electrical industry, with the majority as an Electronics Technician, as well as a practicing electrician and a sales rep. Ray's electrical background has provided a strong base for his transition to Lighting.
Ray's role focuses on Lighting Design and Quotes, along with providing support for contractors, architects and specifiers.
Phone: (03) 218 2178
Mobile: 0274 763 669
Email: rcocker@rexel.co.nz


