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Le Fèvre joins Powerbox as Marketing and Communication Director

September 07, 2015 by Jeff Shepard

Powerbox (Sweden) announced today that Patrick Le Fèvre has joined the company as Marketing Director with responsibility for marketing and communication. He will be part of the corporate business team reporting to the CEO.

“Serving customers that demand energy-efficient, reliable power supplies and expert responsive service, Powerbox is growing significantly faster than the market,” Martin Sjöstrand, the company’s CEO said. “Patrick’s expertise in marketing and technology will be a tremendous asset as we continue to expand our operations internationally.”

Patrick Le Fèvre is an experienced, senior marketer and degree-qualified engineer with a 25-year track record of success in power electronics. He has pioneered the marketing of new technologies such as digital power and technical initiatives to reduce energy consumption. Le Fèvre has written and presented numerous white papers and articles at the world’s leading international power electronics conferences. These have been published over 180 times in media throughout the world. He is also involved in several environmental forums, sharing his expertise and knowledge of clean energy.

Le Fèvre commented, “I am thrilled to join the Powerbox International team. My experience of working in close collaboration with product management and research and development, particularly on initiatives to reduce energy consumption, will be invaluable in this new role. Powerbox has developed an interesting product portfolio and a unique way of working reducing its customers’ time-to-market while always keeping environmental responsibility in mind. It’s a dynamic company and its latest products, for medical applications, as an example, demonstrate a very high level of innovation.”

Prior joining Powerbox, Patrick Le Fèvre was Marketing and Communication Director at Ericsson Power Modules. Before Ericsson, Patrick has worked for French power supply companies Convergie and Micro-Gisco.