On January 13, 2011, the board of directors of Lighting Science Group Corporation, appointed Richard Weinberg to serve as interim Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Weinberg will serve as interim Chief Executive Officer while the company conducts a search for a new Chief Executive Officer to replace the late Zachary Gibler. Mr. Weinberg is the Chairman of the Board, a member of the Executive, Governance, Compensation and Finance Committees of the Board and a Co-Managing Partner at Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. The Board terminated the Office of the Chairman held by Mr. Weinberg, Donald Harkleroad and Charles Darnell, each a director of the company.

Lighting Science Group Corporation has hired Tom Benton as vice president of professional sales. Benton will play a key role in the management of existing commercial and industrial customer accounts and the pursuit of new accounts. He will report to Ted Russ, Lighting Science Group's chief business development officer. Prior to joining Lighting Science Group, Benton worked for 14 years at lighting company Cooper Industries and was most recently working as the vice president of marketing for the wiring devices division.

Lighting Science Group Corporation has hired Travis Jones as vice president of national accounts. Jones will play an integral role in the management of existing national accounts, and the pursuit of new accounts. He will report to John Bono, Lighting Science Group's vice president for strategic accounts. Prior to joining Lighting Science Group, Jones worked for Cooper Lighting where he was most recently the business development manager for national accounts. Prior to his work at Cooper Lighting, he worked for NESCO as their director of national account sales.