George Nelson has joined as Vice President of Marketing and Origination and Nick Gebauer will take on the role of Project Manager

Paris, 18 January 2016 – Akuo Energy, a leading French IPP in renewable energy, today announces that Akuo Energy USA Inc., its 100% owned subsidiary, has two new Team members.

George Nelson has joined as Vice President of Marketing and Originaon and Nick Gebauer will take on the role of ProjectManager. George comes to Akuo with a BSBA degree in finance from the University of Dayton and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in International Business Strategy and Finance. Prior to accepting this position, he served as Director, Origination & Energy Marketing at E.ON. George’s extensive experience in the finance industry and his personal zest for direct client interface in procuring PPAs will be valuable to Akuo Energy as we continueour growthinto the future.

Nick is a graduate of Michigan State University earning a BS in Meteorology as well he received a Master of Arts in GIS for Development & Environment from Clark University. Previously Nick was a Project Engineer at Invenergy LLC and a Modeling Specialist at AWS Truepower LLC. Nicks background and proven track record and personal dedicationin developing projects will add key strengths to our Akuo US Team.

“It is with great pleasure and anticipation that I welcome Nick and George to the Akuo Energy USA team. Their individual and combined contributions will prove to impact and enhance our strong team as we work together to respond to customer demand and to advance the overall growth objectives for Akuo US”, said Thomas Coté,CEO Akuo Energy USA, Inc.