Opower Boosts International Leadership to Support Global Growth

Appointments Reflect Continued Investment in Opower’s European and Asia-Pacific Utility Clients

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Opower (NYSE: OPWR), the global leader in cloud-based software for the utility industry, today announced four appointments to its international leadership team to support the company’s growth in Europe and Asia.

Opower’s international business is now led by Nadeem Sheikh, who has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager, International, based in the U.K. An Opower veteran, Sheikh previously served as Opower’s Managing Director in Asia and also led Opower’s expansion to the U.S. West Coast. He is now responsible for all aspects of Opower’s business outside the Americas.

Joining Opower under Sheikh’s leadership are:

• Riccardo Vicari, who joins Opower as Vice President of Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Vicari brings more than 20 years of experience in enterprise software and helping large enterprise businesses understand and engage their customers more effectively.
• Sajin Rehan, Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific region, who brings more than 25 years of experience in the enterprise software industry and extensive expertise across the Asia-Pacific region.
• Takahiro Kouke, an experienced business leader with a successful track record in Japan for several major technology brands, who leads Opower’s Japanese business. Mr. Kouke joined Opower in 2014 as Country Manager, Opower Japan K.K.

“With more than 95 utilities worldwide relying on Opower’s expertise, our focus during this next phase of growth is to deliver incredible service to our global utility partners,” said Dan Yates, CEO of Opower. “I’m excited to have Nadeem, Ric, Sajin, and Kouke-san to help drive our international growth. Their collective experience in client service, international growth, and technology and services will bring greater value to our utility partners around the world.”

About Opower

Opower (NYSE: OPWR) is an enterprise software company that is transforming the way utilities engage with their customers. Opower’s customer engagement platform enables utilities to reach their customers at moments that matter through proactive and digitized communications that drive energy savings, increase customer engagement and satisfaction, and lower customer operation costs. Opower’s software has been deployed to more than 95 utility partners around the world and reaches more than 50 million households and businesses. For more information, please visit www.opower.com and follow us on Twitter at @Opower.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding benefits from the use of Opower’s solutions. Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Opower represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. While the Company may elect to update these statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

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