GridLiance Announces New President & CEO, New CFO and Headquarters Move to Texas

GridLiance also announces establishment of two new groups:
Corporate
Development and Regulatory & Corporate Services

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GridLiance today announced that J. Calvin Crowder has been
named President & CEO and the hiring of Alison Zimlich as the new Chief
Financial Officer. The company also announced completion of its
headquarters move to Dallas, Texas.

In making the announcement, Crowder, who had been serving in an acting
capacity as president & CEO since June, expressed his appreciation to
the Board of Directors. “I appreciate the Board’s confidence in me and
am grateful to be surrounded by a team of professionals that will help
our company continue with our robust growth,” said Crowder. “I am also
grateful to be joined by our new CFO, Alison Zimlich, who brings a
tremendous amount of talent and expertise to GridLiance.”

In addition to naming Crowder and Zimlich to their new roles, GridLiance
announced that the company has moved its headquarters to Texas. “Our
move to the Dallas area will facilitate the company’s growth plan and
will further align the location of our resources with our assets,”
concluded Crowder.

GridLiance also announced that the company has consolidated the
development team under the leadership of Senior Vice President Justin M.
Campbell, who has been named Chief Development Officer. “The new
organization ensures our development team members can pursue
opportunities according to their strengths and expertise, regardless of
location,” Campbell explained.

The regulatory policy, compliance, communications and information
technology teams of GridLiance will now be consolidated into a single
new department led by Trent A. Carlson, whose new title is Vice
President, Regulatory and Corporate Services.

Crowder brings 25 years of electric utility industry experience to
GridLiance, including expertise developing long-term transmission
expansion, regulatory and legislative approval plans, as well as strong
relationships with Regional Transmission Organization officials and
state and federal regulators.

Prior to joining GridLiance in 2016, Crowder served in roles of
increasing responsibility at American Electric Power (AEP), one of the
largest electric utilities in the U.S. Most recently, Crowder served as
President of Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT). As President of
ETT, he led the establishment of AEP’s first transmission joint venture,
with Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and its growth to $3 billion in assets.
Prior to AEP, Crowder held a variety of executive and policy leadership
roles at Central and South West Corporation (CSW).

Zimlich joins GridLiance as Chief Financial Officer after serving as CFO
for the past four years at Panda Power Funds, during which time she
oversaw the financial functions and reporting of the firm’s portfolio of
6 gigawatts of gas-fired power generation facilities in Texas,
Pennsylvania and Virginia. Prior to that, Zimlich spent 17 years at AES
Corporation, where she served in a variety of finance and business
development roles, including CFO for AES’s North America Generation
division with revenues of $1.5 billion in the United States, Mexico and
Puerto Rico. She started her career with EY (formerly Ernst & Young,
LLP). Zimlich is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Chartered
Global Management Accountant. She is a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives International.

Campbell joined GridLiance earlier this year. He previously worked for
Edison International, where most recently, he was Vice President of
Edison Transmission, LLC, a subsidiary formed to pursue opportunities in
transmission nationwide. He also held roles in Edison International’s
strategic planning group and in Southern California Edison’s
Transmission and Distribution Business Unit.

Carlson joined GridLiance in 2014 as Vice President – Regulatory and
Compliance, after serving as a vice president for nearly four years at
JP Morgan and nearly 10 years as a vice president at Reliant Energy,
Inc. Before joining Reliant, Carlson also served as a director of
Operations Support and Training at the California Independent System
Operator.

About GridLiance

Incorporated in 2014, GridLiance’s core business model is to partner
with municipalities, public power agencies and electric cooperatives to
increase system reliability and lower costs. GridLiance’s differentiated
operating model provides its partners with new opportunities to invest
in regulated transmission projects or rely on GridLiance to plan and
construct transmission for their benefit. GridLiance currently operates
over 400 miles of transmission lines and related substation facilities
in Oklahoma and 160 miles of 230 kV transmission lines and related
facilities in southern Nevada, under the control of the California
Independent System Operator. GridLiance has long-term partnerships with
utilities operating in Missouri, Oklahoma, Nevada and Kansas, and is
negotiating new arrangements with utilities in several other states. For
more information about GridLiance, please visit www.GridLiance.com.

Contacts

For GridLiance
Jesus Arredondo, 916-275-7493
[email protected]