SunEdison Appoints Julie Blunden As SVP and Chief Strategy Officer

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Apr 06, 2015, 07:00 ET

BELMONT, Calif., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced that Julie Blunden has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of SunEdison, including responsibility for marketing, communications, investor relations and public policy.

Julie Blunden, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of SunEdison

"Julie brings a rare depth of industry experience from the early days of competitive power generation through the development of global wholesale and retail electricity markets and has been instrumental over the last decade in leading solar into mainstream power and consumer markets," said Ahmad Chatila, President and Chief Executive Officer of SunEdison. "Julie will lead and unify a portfolio of teams critical for SunEdison's rapid growth trajectory. I am thrilled to have Julie join SunEdison."

"SunEdison is perfectly positioned to capitalize on the transformation of the power sector as renewable resources outpace the growth of conventional resources," said Blunden. "The acquisitions of First Wind and Solar Grid Storage, married with SunEdison's global development engine and asset ownership platform, TerraForm Power, Inc., creates tremendous value to our shareholders."

Ms. Blunden has previously served at Chief Executive Officer of ClimateWorks, Executive Vice President at SunPower as it grew from $11 million in revenue to more than $2.3 billion, and has more than 25 years of experience in the electric industry including executive positions at KEMA, Green Mountain Energy Company and a decade of experience at AES. She completed her MBA degree at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and her A.B. degree, with an engineering major, at Dartmouth College.

About SunEdison
SunEdison is the world's largest renewable energy development company and is transforming the way energy is generated, distributed, and owned around the globe. The company manufactures solar technology and develops, finances, installs, owns and operates wind and solar power plants, delivering predictably priced electricity to its residential, commercial, government and utility customers. SunEdison is one of the world's largest renewable energy asset managers and provides asset management, operations and maintenance, monitoring and reporting services for its renewable energy customers around the world. Corporate headquarters are in the United States, with additional offices around the world. SunEdison's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SUNE." To learn more visit www.sunedison.com.

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