Board Announcement, Santanna Energy Services Appoints New Board Member

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Austin, Texas-based Santanna Energy Services — a leading energy marketing company serving commercial, industrial, institutional and residential customers in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana would like to announce the appointment of Eric Alam to the Santanna Energy Services Board of Advisors.

"I am delighted to have Eric Alam join our board. He brings over 25 years of experience in the retail and wholesale energy industry and we are fortunate to have him," says Wayne Gatlin, Chief Executive Officer of Santanna Energy Services.

Mr. Alam currently serves as a Vice President of Viridity Energy with responsibility for the Texas and California Markets.  Mr. Alam has led an initiative to leverage Viridity's technology to create new applications for merging demand response and commodity supply strategies.  Prior to his current position, Mr. Alam served on the executive team of World Energy, where he streamlined operations and developed and implemented growth strategies in sales, resulting in operational cost reductions of 26% and a 300% increase in sales revenue.  Mr. Alam was one of the founding partners of Skipping Stone and served in leadership positions at Commerce Energy, Liberty Power, and Pennzoil.

About Santanna Energy Services
Austin, Texas-based Santanna Energy Services is an energy marketing company that serves commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential customers throughout Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. For nearly 25 years, Santanna has delivered premium service and competitive prices while providing an array of business and residential energy solutions designed to help increase savings.  Santanna employs more than 60 full- and part-time staff members in the various communities it serves.  More information can be found online at www.santannaenergyservices.com.

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