LED technology provider Dialight Lumidrives of York, England, has appointed Patrick Van Der Meulen as European OEM technical sales manager. Van Der Meulen joins the company with over 12 years experience in the lighting industry, including six years at LED manufacturer Lumileds, where he served as a mechanical engineer and later technical support manager for Europe. Prior to that he worked at Philips Lighting Development Laboratories. Van Der Meulen will be based near Eindoven in The Netherlands.