Ripley Expands Sales Force

Ripley National Sales Coordinator to focus on direct support of existing U.S. and Canadian sales representative agencies, and expansion of sales network throughout North America.

Columbia, SC — May 13, 2008 — Ripley Lighting Controls, Division of SouthConn Technologies, Inc. announced today the addition of Melissa “Missy” Hunnicutt as National Sales Coordinator to focus on the company’s growing network of North American sales representative agencies.


“We are delighted to have Missy on board,” said Tom Shackett, President. “She has the background and credentials to be a dynamic force in our continued growth and positive customer satisfaction. Missy’s sales experience and on-going industry relationships with utilities, municipalities, co-ops, and commercial and industrial electrical distributors form a unique balance of marketing, direct sales support, and customer relations; a balance we believe is essential to long-term success in our industry.”

Missy brings to Ripley ten years of sales and management experience through positions of: Contracts and Licensing Specialist, Retail Sales Consultant, Sales Manager, and Outside Utility Sales Representative. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Human Resources Management, and an Associate in Arts degree in Banking and Finance. An avid runner, cyclist and tri-athlete, Missy says, “I enjoy being on the move, and I enjoy challenges.” She says her previous sales and customer service successes have garnered numerous long-term professional relationships, and she looks forward to many more.

Ripley Lighting Controls has been a leader in the lighting control industry for over 70 years. Headquartered in West Columbia, South
Carolina, Ripley Lighting Controls manufactures a complete line of lighting control products, and continues to introduce innovative solutions with rock-solid performance.