Management Team

Tim Cremer, President & Chief Executive Officer TCP EMEA is a seasoned senior executive with over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor and global lighting industry.

Prior to starting up TCP EMEA in 2009, he served in senior management positions globally, living in Bangkok for 5 years, working for Philips as the GM for Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Control, and Factory management for CFL’s, fluorescent lamps and semiconductors.

After his years with Philips he decided to join Lemnis Lighting to focus exclusively on the technology growth in the LED market, which he sees as the next wave of energy efficient lighting innovation.

Tim Cremer holds Masters in Business Engineers from Delft, the leading technical university in the Netherlands, and speaks English, Dutch and German. 

Prakash has been in the lighting industry for more than 20 years and is with TCP Europe since its inception in 2009 taking care of the marketing and product managent activities of TCP EMEA.

Prior to this,  he has experience working with companies varying from a large multinational such as  Philips for a number of years to a start up enterprise in LED lighting.  His  expertise is  in product marketing of innovative product lines mainly related to energy saving products in the retail and OEM markets.

A graduate in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, USA his other passions include collecting Modern Indian Art and long distance running.

Thomas joined TCP in April 2010 and has more than 15 years experience in the lighting industry.

He was previously responsible for the marketing department at OSRAM and became the head of the retail business unit in the UK and Ireland in 1997. He joined Philips Lighting as Senior Sales Director EMEA in 2003 before taking responsibility for  TCP’s European sales in addition to managing the UK operation.

Thomas is a business graduate of the Frankfurt University and has in the past managed global marketing as well as commercial services in the consumer goods and fashion industries. Thomas is a chartered manager and a fellow of the Institute of Management, an active member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a fellow of the Institute of Sales and a member of the Institute of Directors.      

Thomas is an active member of TCP’s Management team which directs the company’s strategic development in the EMEA region.