Anthony Tippins Named President of CoolSys Energy Solutions

Tippins to Lead Expanding Energy Solutions Business

BREA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CoolSysÔäó,
the parent of market-leading refrigeration and HVAC companies
nationwide, announced today that Anthony Tippins has been named
president of CoolSys Energy Solutions. As the founder of Axiom Energy
Solutions — which CoolSys recently acquired — Tippins will lead the
rapidly expanding energy solutions business.

ÔÇ£Anthony is a proven and well-respected leader in the energy solutions
market with more than 25 years of industry experience,ÔÇØ stated Adam
Coffey, CEO and president of CoolSys. ÔÇ£He successfully built and led two
market-leading energy solutions businesses over the past 15 years,
saving leading grocery retailers millions of dollars in energy spend. We
are confident he is the right leader to combine and leverage the
existing CoolSys Energy Solutions resources with those of the recently
acquired Axiom resources into an even more progressive and effective
energy-saving solutions business for our customers.ÔÇØ

Well-known and respected in the grocery retail energy sector, Anthony
has a proven track record of developing and executing highly effective
and sustainable energy savings programs for customers. Prior to
establishing Axiom Energy Solutions, Tippins was the president, chief
operating officer (COO) and a founding partner at Aztec Energy Partners,
a global energy management services provider. A licensed professional
engineer in the state of Georgia, he earned his MBA from Emory
University and his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering
from Georgia Southern University. Tippins, a 23-year veteran and retired
Navy officer, last served as a civil engineering corps officer in the
United States NavyÔÇÖs Construction Battalion, the Seabees.

ÔÇ£I am honored and excited to be named president of CoolSys Energy
Solutions and to be part of the dynamic CoolSys leadership team,ÔÇØ
Tippins comments. ÔÇ£I have known members of the CoolSys team for many
years and look forward to partnering them with the resources from Axiom.
In doing so, we will be positioned as the dominant player in the energy
solutions space by providing an even more expansive menu of options for
our customers across North America.ÔÇØ

Reporting to Tippins, and playing key leadership roles at CoolSys Energy
Solutions, are Kevin Ricci, vice president, and co-founder of Axiom
Energy Solutions; Justin Wilson, vice president; and Aimee Rogers,
manager of accounting and finance.

About CoolSys

CoolSys is a market-leading refrigeration and HVAC services company,
specializing in a full spectrum of best-in-class service experiences and
solutions for customers in the retail, commercial, and industrial market
segments. CoolSys and its operating businesses cover every stage of
mission-critical systems through design, installation, optimization,
maintenance, service and repair. Headquartered in Southern California,
CoolSys has more than 1,400 highly trained, field-based service and
installation experts serving the daily needs of more than 3,500
customers across North America. For additional information, visit www.coolsys.com.

Contacts

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Jeanne Ackerman, 714-510-9589
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