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Leviton Promotes Randy Mortensen in Strategic Move to Support Enhanced Business Strategy

Mortensen to spearhead global sales and marketing strategy, positioning Leviton for growth in key electrical and network solutions markets

Melville, NY, October 10, 2024 – Underscoring its commitment to strengthen key growth markets through an enhanced business strategy, Leviton recently announced the appointment of Randy Mortensen to Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Distribution Sales and Marketing. In this elevated role, Mortensen will drive Leviton’s go-to-market strategy, ensuring the company’s innovative electrical and network solutions offerings effectively reach customers worldwide, capitalizing on the demand for electrification and technology convergence as well as the rapidly expanding data center sector.

 

Since joining Leviton in 2020, Mortensen has drawn on his over 25 years of industry experience to drive the globalization of Leviton’s sales and strategies. He expanded the strategic account and specification teams to a global scale, while also restructuring the European sales teams to capitalize on growth opportunities in targeted verticals and regions. Additionally, he implemented a specialized contractor organization to address the unique needs of this vital customer segment. These efforts have enabled local, personalized, and structured support to Leviton customers worldwide.

 

“Randy’s leadership will be critical as we continue to execute our enhanced business strategy, ensuring we are agile and responsive to both our customers’ needs and evolving market dynamics,” said Daryoush Larizadeh, Leviton president and CEO. “His strategic vision and focus on emerging markets will be invaluable as we position the business to meet the significant growth opportunities and to build what’s next in the electrical and network infrastructure sectors.”

 

As EVP, Mortensen will focus on strengthening customer relationships, further solidifying Leviton’s reputation as a trusted solutions provider and ensuring customers across the globe enjoy consistent, standardized support from Leviton. He will also harmonize Leviton’s global brand positioning, ensuring its solutions and support are aligned with market needs and enhancing brand equity in key regions.

 

“This strategic appointment reinforces Leviton’s commitment to building the next generation of innovative and sustainable solutions, enabling our customers to thrive in a dynamic marketplace,” added Larizadeh. “In partnership with our newly appointed COO of Electrical, Bob Becker and COO of Network Solutions, Ross Goldman, Mortensen will play a key role in ensuring Leviton is set up to service its customers in the way they want and need.”

 

For more information about Leviton, please visit leviton.com.

 

About Leviton

Every day, Leviton builds what’s next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces to meet the needs of its residential, commercial, and industrial customers globally. From controls, to lighting, to electrical, to networking, Leviton’s relentless innovation for more than a century enables our customers' lives to be easier, safer, more efficient, productive and sustainable. Driven by its commitment to its customers, the ingenuity of its employees, and the safety and quality of its products and solutions, with Leviton, the FUTURE IS ON. For more information, visit leviton.com, facebook.com/leviton, twitter.com/leviton, or youtube.com/levitonmfg