Keystone Technologies (Montgomeryville, Pa.): This 70-year-old ballast manufacturer recently appointed Ira Greenberg as CEO. A 13-year company veteran who had most recently been COO, Greenberg helped Keystone expand its product offering to include lighting ballasts, lamps, and retrofit products; strengthen its with electrical distributors;and expand its network of 19 warehouses.
Greenberg earned his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his BBA at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. In other news at the company, Keystone promoted Jake Alpert to the position of V.P. of operations. He has been with the company for three years, overseeing the operations and logistics functions. In his new role, Alpert will be an integral member of the finance, human resources, and operations teams. He holds a BA in mathematics from Cornell University.