Acclaim Announces Key Employee Promotions

HOUSTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaim Energy Advisors, a full service provider of energy management solutions for commercial, industrial, healthcare and governmental consumers announced two recent promotions.

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Trish Collins, a 20-year energy industry veteran and most recently Director, Principal Consultant at the company was promoted to Vice President, Commercial and Industrial Markets.

Richard Zdunkewicz, a 30 year veteran of the commercial banking and energy industries was promoted from Director, Principal Consultant to Vice President, responsible for operations, including transaction pricing, information technology and client services. Zdunkewicz will also continue to provide energy advisory services to select clients, especially in the Private Equity, Retail and Real Estate segments.

"These promotions reflect our company's commitment to excellence," said John Elder, President and CEO, Acclaim Energy Advisors. "We have built a high performing team that requires we recruit, retain and recognize individuals for their leadership and contributions. Trish and Richard exemplify our company's highest standards of integrity. They're passionate team players who consistently develop new strategies that exceed clients' expectations while growing our business."

Collins joined Acclaim in 2007 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas. Zdunkewicz has been with Acclaim for five years and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

About Acclaim Energy Advisors

Acclaim Energy Advisors, (www.acclaimenergy.com), is a full-service energy management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. Acclaim helps businesses take control of their energy costs by providing a full complement of solutions, including: energy markets information, utility bill verification, energy risk management, energy procurement, green energy initiatives, measurement and verification, and strategic energy-planning services. Acclaim provides services in both the wholesale and retail markets for electricity and natural gas within deregulated and regulated energy markets across the United States.

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