lighting founded 1993 founder frank poor headquarters wilmington massachusetts united states key people ceo jes munk hansen number of employees 11 200 parent osram licht ag subsidiaries valeo sylvania website www.sylvania.com osram sylvania inc. is the north american operation of lighting manufacturer osram . it was established in january 1993 with the acquisition of gte s sylvania lighting division by osram gmbh . 1 the company produces a wide range of lighting products for home business and automotive use . it sells its north american products under the sylvania brand name and uses the brand osram in the rest of the world . contents 1 company profile 2 see also 3 references 4 external links company profile edit osram sylvania sales in north america totaled about 2 billion in fiscal year 2006 comprising 43 % of osram sales worldwide . 2 osram sylvania employs about 11 200 people and has 17 manufacturing plants 1 equipment assembly operation and 11 research and development laboratories along with a network of sales offices and distribution centers across the united states canada puerto rico and mexico . the company s business includes incandescent light bulbs compact fluorescent lamps light emitting diode systems headlight restoration kits 3 and other lighting products and services . sylvania is among several established american brands including alco lighting that are licensed to global consumer electronics manufacturers . 4 osram sylvania acquired encelium technologies a lighting control system manufacturer to expand its light management systems lms product offerings in 2011 . 5 in october 2013 osram appointed jes munk hansen as the new ceo for its americas business . the company is title sponsor of the sylvania 300 nascar race as well as being the former sponsor of it s a small world at disneyland disney s electrical parade at disney california adventure park and illuminations reflections of earth at epcot . see also edit osram sylvania electric products green parking council references edit gte to sell sylvania light unit the washington post 1992 08 07 osram facts and figures sylvania headlight restoration kit . bulbamerica osram page 2012 08 07 applebaugh colleen . u.s. media press contact . osram sylvania website . retrieved 2013 01 30 . external links edit osram official website osram sylvania official website v t e siemens divisions and subsidiaries current energy sector siemens wind power industry sector siemens milltronics process instruments siemens mobility siemens plm software siemens financial services siemens healthineers siemens canada siemens mexico siemens pakistan former and defunct acuson corporation1 c. a. parsons and company1 dispolok2 helios ag2 infineon technologies2 osram 2 roke manor research2 siemens communications1 siemens dematic2 siemens home and office communication devices2 siemens hearing instruments2 siemens it solutions and services2 siemens mobile2 siemens vai1 siemens nixdorf informationssysteme2 siemens 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