Scott Jensen will remain with the company as Controller/Vice President
MANITOWOC, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX), a leading designer and
manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lighting
platforms, today announced that it has appointed William T. Hull to
Chief Financial Officer effective today. Scott Jensen will remain with
the company as Controller/Vice President.
"We are excited to welcome Bill to the Orion team. His experience
creating and leading high-performing financial teams and transforming
organizations at growing, public companies will be invaluable as we
embark on the next chapter of Orion's evolution. Furthermore, his track
record of driving revenue growth, economic value, and shareholder return
will bolster Orion's efforts in delivering improved financial
performance and increasing shareholder value as we move forward,"
commented John Scribante, Orion Energy Systems' Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Scribante continued, "I want to thank Scott for his efforts as Chief
Financial Officer over the last seven years. Scott played a key role in
navigating Orion through some of its more challenging times, including
its recent business transition over the last several years. His
dedication provides a strong foundation from which Bill can build on. We
are pleased to welcome Scott to his new role."
Mr. Hull has had a long career in managing and leading the finance
organizations for public and private companies. Most recently, he was at
RTI International Metals (NYSE: RTI), an $800 million
vertically-integrated global supplier of advanced titanium and specialty
metal mill products and components serving the aerospace, defense,
medical, industrial, and energy industries, where he served as Chief
Risk Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. In
these roles, Mr. Hull acted as the lead corporate executive officer
responsible for directing the finance, accounting, and risk
organizations while providing overall strategic and operational
direction for RTI's corporate finance, risk management, and corporate
development activities, among others.
Before joining RTI, he was the Corporate Controller with Stoneridge,
Inc. (NYSE: SRI), a $700 million global designer and manufacturer of
highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and
systems for the automotive, truck, off-highway, and agricultural vehicle
markets. Over a nearly 20-year period, Mr. Hull held various positions
of increasing responsibility throughout the finance organization at
Stoneridge.
He began his career in public accounting and is a graduate of Youngstown
State with a BS in Business Administration. Mr. Hull is a Certified
Public Accountant.
About Orion Energy Systems
Orion is leading the transformation of commercial and industrial
buildings with state-of-the-art energy efficient lighting systems and
retrofit lighting solutions. Orion manufactures and markets a cutting
edge portfolio of products encompassing LED Solid-State Lighting and
high intensity fluorescent lighting. Many of Orion's 100+ granted
patents and pending patent applications relate to lighting systems that
provide exceptional optical and thermal performance, which drive
financial, environmental, and work-space benefits for a wide variety of
customers in the retrofit markets.
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151005005275/en/
Investor Relations Contact:
Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
Scott
Jensen
Controller/Vice President
(920) 892-9340
or
Clermont
Partners
Victoria Sivrais
Partner
(312) 690-6004
or
Media
Relations Contact:
Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
Erica St. Angel
SVP
Marketing
(920) 892-5653
Source: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
News Provided by Acquire Media