Smart Vision Lights, a global leader in the design and manufacture of LED illumination for machine vision applications, has announced the addition of Matt Van Bogart as vice president of marketing and business development.

Van Bogart brings to Smart Vision Lights a proven track record of more than 20 years of experience in marketing, product management, channel/market and account development in the high-technology and automation markets. Prior to joining Smart Vision Lights, he held key positions in marketing, product management and business development with machine vision and automation companies Microscan and Omron.

Smart Vision Lights is a designer and manufacturer of high-brightness LED lights for industrial applications, including machine vision. Van Bogart will lead Smart Vision Lights’ global marketing and business development efforts from the company’s offices in Muskegon, Michigan.

“I look forward to helping the entire team at Smart Vision Lights continue the acceleration of growth, which has enabled the company to become the recognized leader in machine vision lighting innovation both in the United States and abroad,” said Van Bogart.

“We couldn’t be happier to have a proven automation marketer helping to lead our company,” says David Spaulding, president of Smart Vision Lights. “The addition of Matt to our executive team is a key component to executing our next phase of growth.”