Leviton has announced the appointment of Viscor Inc., a Leviton company, to serve as the lighting headquarters for Leviton Lighting Canada in Toronto, Ont.

Pierre Legare, Viscor Inc.’s executive vice president, will lead the Leviton Lighting business in Canada. In this role, Legare is responsible for the continued growth of each of the four lighting brands–Viscor, Birchwood Lighting, ConTech Lighting and Intense Lighting–in Canada. In addition, Legare will maintain his existing responsibilities for Viscor sales in the U.S.

“Viscor has more than 65 years of experience and growth in the Canadian lighting industry and is in an ideal position to serve as the Canadian lighting headquarters for all the Leviton lighting brands,” said Legare.

In addition, Leviton has announced that FX Morin, previously head of sales for Leviton Lighting Canada, has been named eastern region director of sales and will report to Legare. In this role, Morin will be responsible for the Viscor brand that has been added to the existing Leviton lighting brands (ConTech, Birchwood and Intense).