QD Vision appoints Carlson as CEO

Globe Staff

QD Vision, a Watertown-based developer of Quantum Light nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, announced that Jason Carlson has been named president and chief executive.

Carlson replaces Dan Button who served as QD Vision’s president and chief executive since 2007, the company said in a press release. Carlson joins QD Vision from Emo Labs, a Waltham company developing invisible loudspeaker systems, where he was president and chief executive since 2006.

According to a company spokesman, QD Vision is in the process of shifting gears. In his three years at the company, Button successfully built the team that brought QD Vision's product to market. Now what's needed is a chief executive who can aggressively market QD Vision's product line and grow revenues, a role that is well suited to Carlson, an executive with a proven track record in such areas.

QD Vision's press release included a statement from Jamie Goldstein, general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners. North Bridge is an investor in QD Vision, and Goldstein is a member of QD Vision's board.

“Jason Carlson will take QD Vision to the next level,” Goldstein said. “He has a proven track record as a visionary leader skilled at generating business, growing revenues and achieving profitability at both public and private companies. QD Vision is poised to broadly scale its lighting and display businesses while introducing products in other markets. Jason’s experience is a perfect fit for the company.”