Decelle was previously chief executive of Lumenz, a US-based light-emitting diode technology company, and three earlier start-ups in the photonics industry: NoblePeak Vision, Apogee Photonics and ASIP.

Sun Catalytix, a US-based energy storage and renewable fuels company backed by Indian conglomerate Tata, has hired Mike Decelle as its executive president.

Decelle was previously chief executive of Lumenz, a US-based light-emitting diode technology company, and three earlier start-ups in the photonics industry: NoblePeak Vision, Apogee Photonics and ASIP.

In October, Tata led the $9.5m series B round for Sun Catalytix in order to provide insights for its car making subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover.

Ralf Speth, chief…