Carlos Lee has been appointed director general of the Paris-based EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. He succeeds Thomas Pearsall, who has led the association since its founding in 2003. Lee is the current director general of SEMI Europe, the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Industry Association, where he leads the advocacy program. He has more than 15 years’ experience in industry association management, including building membership value through standardization, collaboration, networking platforms and events, and through other activities of collective interest that benefit the industry at large.