1. For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Wendy Yellin, p: 925-519-3363
REPOWER BY SOLAR UNIVERSE NAMES MAHESH MANSUKHANI CEO
Livermore,California--MayXX,2015--REPOWER by SolarUniverse,one of the largestsolar
companiesinthe U.S., todayannouncedthatMahesh Mansukhani hasbeennamed chief
executiveofficer.Companyfounder, Joe Bono,whopreviouslyheldthe role,will remainwith
REPOWER on the Board of Directors and ina consultative role.
“These pasteightyearshave been anincredible journey andwe have builtacompelling solar
platformthatis ideallypositioned forcontinued growth,”saidJoe Bono.“Itis clearly time to
pass the batonand bringinsomeone with Mahesh’s proven trackrecordto leadand scale the
company, buildaworld-classteam,andcontinue to expandourproductoffering.”
Mansukhani,whohasmore than 20 yearsexperienceleadingandgrowinginternational
businesses,wasmostrecentlyCEOof sBioMed,inOrem, Utah.Additionallyhe wasPresidentat
Ossurfor five yearsandpriorto this,ledthe Tyvek® businessunitatDuPont.Mansukhani
earnedan MBA degree fromYale University,Schoolof Management,completedDoctoral
researchat WarwickBusinessSchool,andhasan MA degree inMultinational Accountingand
Finance fromthe Universityof Readinginthe UnitedKingdom.
“I feel veryfortunate thatJoe hasentrustedthe nextphase of REPOWER’sgrowthtome and
grateful thathe will remainclose tothe business,servingonthe board,”saidMahesh
Mansukhani.“Joe’sinsightswillbe invaluablein providingstrategicdirectionforthe future of
the company.”
REPOWER by SolarUniverse wasfoundedin2007, and since thenhasgrown to become one of
the largestresidential solarandsmarthome integratorsinthe U.S. Withheadquartersin
Livermore,California,REPOWERbySolarUniverse isunique amongsolarcompaniesasthe only
majorsolar providerthatoffersfranchisingopportunities.The companyoperates anetworkof
42 officesfromCaliforniatoPuertoRicoand hasinstalledmore than50 megawattsof solarto
date.Acrossthe network,more than1,000 teammembersare dedicatedtodeliveringclean
solarenergyeverysingle day.Since 2012,Solar Universe hasbeenrankedannuallyonFranchise
Magazine’sFranchise 500 list.For more informationvisitRepower.SolarUniverse.comorcall
866-6-SOLAR-9.
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