PowerSecure Names John Bluth Senior Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
PowerSecure Names John Bluth Senior Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
WAKE FOREST, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PowerSecure International, Inc. (NAS: POWR) today announced that the company has appointed John Bluth as senior vice president of investor relations and corporate communications.
Mr. Bluth has spent the past three years as senior vice president of investor relations and group communications at Elster Group SE, one of the world's largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control providers, with $1.9B in revenues in 2011. Mr. Bluth served as a member of Elster's group executive board and built the investor relations and corporate communications functions for the company through their initial public offering in 2009. Elster was acquired in August 2012 for $2.3B.
Prior to joining Elster, Mr. Bluth spent 10 years heading investor relations and corporate communications for two of Silicon Valley's leading biotechnology companies, CV Therapeutics, which was acquired for $1.4B in 2009, and Aviron, which was acquired for $1.5B in 2002. Before joining Aviron, Mr. Bluth led the west coast healthcare practice for Fleishman-Hillard, an international public relations firm.
"John has an extraordinary history of successfully using strategic and effective communications to build shareholder value and corporate reputation and we are thrilled he has chosen to join our outstanding team at PowerSecure," said Sidney Hinton, chief executive officer of PowerSecure.
"PowerSecure has a demonstrated track record of technology innovation, strong growth, unparalleled customer service and exceptional leadership. The company is on an outstanding trajectory and I am looking forward to adding my experience to the team," said Bluth.
About PowerSecure
PowerSecure International, Inc. is a leading provider of Utility and Energy Technologies to electric utilities, and their industrial, institutional, and commercial customers. PowerSecure provides products and services in the areas of Energy Efficiency, Interactive Distributed Generation, and Utility Infrastructure. The Company is a pioneer in developing Interactive Distributed Generation® (IDG®) power systems with sophisticated smart grid capabilities, including the ability to 1) forecast electricity demand and electronically deploy the systems to deliver more efficient, and environmentally friendly power at peak power times, 2) provide utilities with dedicated electric power generation capacity to utilize for demand response purposes, and 3) provide customers with the most dependable standby power in the industry. Its proprietary distributed generation system designs utilize a range of technologies to deliver power, including renewables. The Company's Energy Efficiency business develops energy efficient lighting technologies that improve the quality of light, including its proprietary EfficientLights® LED lighting products for grocery, drug, and convenience stores, and its SecureLite and PowerLite street lights for utilities and municipalities. PowerSecure also provides electric utilities with transmission and distribution infrastructure maintenance and construction services, and engineering and regulatory consulting services. Additional information is available at www.powersecure.com.
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PowerSecure International, Inc.
Chris Hutter, 919-453-1760
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