SUNWIZE TECHNOLOGIES HIRES KEVIN CUNNINGHAM AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Cunningham will be responsible for controllership, accounting, treasury and all other financial functions at SunWize

SAN JOSE, CA (April 23, 2012) — SunWize Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sustainable energy solutions, welcomes Kevin Cunningham as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Cunningham will be responsible for controllership, accounting, treasury and all other financial functions at SunWize.


Cunningham brings a vast array of global financial experience to SunWize, including three years as chief financial officer for SunEdison, the world's fifth largest solar integrator. Cunningham also spent over 17 years with General Electric, serving in both CFO and financial planning and analysis (FP & A) roles for the corporation's Healthcare and Services division. During his tenure, that division of General Electric met its profit targets for 14 consecutive quarters.

Cunningham's educational background includes a finance degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also a graduate of General Electric's Financial Management Program and INSEAD's International Executive Program (IEP). His professional affiliations include membership in Financial Executives International and the Solar Energy Industry Association Finance Council.

"We're extremely pleased to have someone of Kevin's caliber join the SunWize team," said Scott Tonn, CEO for SunWize Technologies. "He possesses a truly unique combination of knowledge, skills and expertise in both the solar energy and financial fields, making him an exceptional fit with our organization's needs. Kevin will be instrumental to our ongoing success as SunWize continues to provide innovative and effective sustainable energy solutions worldwide."

ABOUT SUNWIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC:

Delivering sustainable energy solutions to leading private and public organizations for over twenty years, SunWize Technologies, Inc. serves a variety of markets including hospitals, the U.S. government, universities, defense, security, telecommunications, and wastewater management. SunWize engineers, builds and installs turnkey sustainable energy solutions. Operating logistics facilities on both the east and west coast, SunWize is also a premier distributor of top-tier sustainable energy products for the North American marketplace. SunWize is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc., a U.S.-based trading and investment company. Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, Mitsui & Co. is a $54 billion Global Fortune 150 company.

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