SunEdison Names Chief Restructuring Officer

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SunEdison, Inc. (OTC PINK: SUNEQ) today announced that John S. Dubel has been appointed Chief Restructuring Officer of the Company.

Mr. Dubel will report directly to the independent directors of SunEdison's Board of Directors and lead the Company's restructuring efforts. He will have sole authority and discretion on behalf of the management of the Company with respect to all matters in connection with the Company's restructuring initiatives.

SunEdison and certain of its domestic and international subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 in the Southern District of New York on April 21, 2016.  Mr. Dubel's appointment and the terms of his engagement remain subject to the approval of the bankruptcy court.

Mr. Dubel is the Chief Executive Officer of Dubel & Associates, LLC, a provider of restructuring and turnaround services to underperforming companies which he founded in 1999. He has over 30 years of experience in Board representation, turnaround management, crisis management, operational restructurings and divestments in the distressed space. He is currently serving on the Board and as the Liquidating Trust Manager of the ResCap Liquidating Trust. Most recently, Mr. Dubel was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC), a monoline insurance company, and prior to that he was a partner in Gradient Partners, L.P., a single strategy distressed hedge fund.

Mr. Dubel is a past board member and officer of the Association of Insolvency and Reorganization Advisors, a Certified Insolvency and Reorganization Advisor and is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Dubel received a Bachelor in Business Administration degree from the College of William and Mary.

About SunEdison
SunEdison develops, finances, installs, owns and operates renewable power plants, delivering predictably priced electricity to its residential, commercial, government and utility customers. The company is one of the leading renewable energy asset managers and provides customers with asset management, operations and maintenance, monitoring and reporting services. Corporate headquarters are in the United States with additional offices around the world.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to our Chapter 11 filing and related matters. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include, among other things: (i) the ability of SunEdison to develop, prosecute, confirm and consummate the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization; (ii) the potential adverse effect of the Chapter 11 filing on SunEdison's liquidity and operations and the risks associated with operating businesses under Chapter 11 protection; (iii) the ability of SunEdison to comply with the terms of the DIP financing facility; (iv) SunEdison's ability to obtain additional financing; (v) SunEdison's ability to retain key management and employees, (vi) customer response to the Chapter 11 filing; and (vii) the risk factors or uncertainties listed from time to time in SunEdison's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in connection with the company's Chapter 11 filing. Other factors and assumptions not identified above are also relevant to the forward-looking statements, and if they prove incorrect, could also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We undertake no obligation to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which the forward-looking statement is based.

Contacts:
Press:
Ben Harborne
[email protected]
(650) 474-1631

Investors/Analysts:
R. Phelps Morris, CFA
[email protected]
(314) 770-7325 

SOURCE SunEdison, Inc.