James is what we might call the life force of PHOS. A ball of enthusiasm for life and business, James splits his boundless energy between two loves – light and music. James found his love of lighting by chance, when he became one of the first Ecoled employees back in 2008. Wanting to create a brand that invited people to feel inspired by light, James has spear-headed the rebrand to PHOS, taking the company to its next and most exciting phase.  James is a commercially minded marketeer with a strong focus on digital strategy and agitating change in the industry.  Harnessing his passion for light in all its forms, it’s his life’s goal to spread his enthusiasm through music and a brand reflecting his energy for life. 

Herman is Managing Director at Phos. He has a strong background in commercial strategising across multiple industries and sets the direction of the company. Over the past 20 years, Herman has made his career in fast growth technology markets. He has kept himself at the forefront of innovation, with leadership roles in the early days of computer, smartphone and LED development.  He was one of the early adopters of LED at Philips, where he was responsible for driving their LED business unit forward in the hospitality market. Herman is motivated by the desire to develop unique and superior fittings, using his experience gained across various parts of the electronics industry, that offer aesthetic, ambience and unrivalled flexibility, as well as great value that he can pass on to Phos' clients .

Trevor is the Picasso of the lighting world. He has an artistic eye and injects this creativity into the art of lighting. His career in the industry spans over an extraordinary 30 years in which time he’s worked in product design, lighting design and commercial leadership roles at companies including Harrods, Nulty Bespoke and he’s also owned his own lighting consultancy. His first brush with inspirational light came at university when Trevor spent a term designing in the glass department. It was here, that he became inspired by the work of the glass artist Danny Lane, and he created two lighting pieces for the project. Years later he was lucky enough to work with Danny on several projects of their own. Trevor is inspired by light in its most complex and simplest forms. 

Simon is an entrepreur who co-founded the original company that has evolved into Phos. He has a flare for design and a background in engineering (a rare coupling to find).  Simon recognised that there was a distinct lack of manufacturers taking advantage of new design concepts as an opportunity using the LED form factor when LED had just begun to enter the mainstream market. The big names in the business couldn’t change direction quick enough and it was time for the disruptors to go on the attack. Simon introduced a range of architectural luminaires that offered powerful performance and design aesthetic from miniature units; something that had not been achieved before. Today he manages several companies operating under the Cadisch brand, as CEO. Simon lives by the ethos that light is the fourth dimension of architecture.