Max Cohen

2.28.11 | Yorkville, NY | Meyda Lighting and Donnybrook Sales have announced the appointment of Max Cohen to Upstate New York Area Sales Manager for the company. Mr. Cohen will continue to serve as Manager of Meyda's factory showroom in Yorkville, NY. Meyda Lighting is a Meyda Tiffany company and a leading manufacturer and designer of custom lighting and décor.

With his additional responsibilities, Mr. Cohen (son of Meyda CEO Robert Cohen and grandson of co-founders Meyer and Ida Cohen) will be in-charge of working closely with lighting showrooms, electrical distributors and specifiers throughout Upstate New York. Under the direction of Donnybrook Sales, Max will service all customers in the region and help create custom and decorative lighting programs. Donnybrook is the sales agency that represents Meyda throughout the northeastern region of the US.

Mr. Cohen has worked with the company for the past five years, offering sales support in the factory showroom and special projects. He has also represented the company at major trade events throughout the nation including LightFair International, Hospitality Design Expo, the American Lighting Association Convention, and the International Lighting Market.

Mr. Cohen has also been featured on regional television shows that covered trends in lighting, home decorating, interior design and other related topics.

About Meyda Lighting

Meyda Lighting is a Meyda Tiffany Company, the nation's leading manufacturer and designer of Tiffany lamps and decorative lighting. Although founded in 1974, the firm's roots actually date back to the early 1900s, supplying the Master Louis Comfort Tiffany and his Tiffany Studios with lighting products, and creating the original Coca-Cola stained glass lamps and chandeliers.

With years of designing and manufacturing expertise, Meyda Lighting has developed innovations, technologies and value engineering that transcend architectural lighting for any budget or economy, in today's commercial and residential markets. The company's diverse group of designers and engineers create custom fixtures, lamps, windows or accessories to meet the exact specifications of any project.

A variety of lighting diffusers include stained glass Tiffanys, mica, fabric, fused glass, sand-carved glass, glass-blowing and acrylic. Fabricators work with steel, iron, aluminum, bronze, brass and copper, while employing a variety of craftsmanship techniques including forging, welding, forming, plasma cutting and soldering. The company's extensive palette of finishes features many textures and colors achieved by employing gilding, hand painting, power coating and electroplating. Convention and energy efficient lamping solutions are available, including LEDs, compact fluorescents, incandescents and more.

For more information, contact Meyda Lighting Toll-Free at (800) 222-4009. Website: www.Meyda.com; Email: [email protected].

Meyda Lighting is headquartered at One Meyda Fine Place, 55 Oriskany Boulevard, Yorkville, NY 13495.