Utopus Insights Welcomes Kerrick Johnson as Chief Ecosystem Officer

Mr. Johnson brings nearly 20 years of utility industry experience

VALHALLA, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Energy—Utopus
Insights is pleased to announce that Kerrick Johnson has joined the
executive leadership team of the company as Chief Ecosystem Officer. Mr.
Johnson has almost 20 years of experience in the electric utility
industry, and brings a wealth of knowledge, vision and relationships to
Utopus Insights, where he will be responsible for developing a network
of industry connections, partnerships, and related communication and
marketing activities.

Mr. Johnson joins Utopus Insights from strategic partner Vermont
Electric Power Company (VELCO) where he served as VP of Strategy and
Communication, having joined in 2006 after working for its largest
distribution utility owner and serving a successful tenure as Vice
President for energy and environmental advocacy of the state’s
manufacturer trade association. He is also a Board Member of the GridWise®
Alliance, and is active in numerous other industry organizations.

Mr. Johnson has worked closely with the executive team at Utopus
Insights for over four years, leading VELCO’s collaboration first with
the Smarter Energy group at IBM Research, which spun out to form Utopus
Insights on March 1 of this year, and continuing to oversee the
relationship for VELCO until now.

Commenting on Mr. Johnson’s move to Utopus Insights, Tom Dunn, President
and CEO of VELCO, and Chairman of the Board of Utopus Insights said,
“Although we greatly miss his enormous contribution to VELCO’s strategic
and communications success, and his day-to-day presence as a colleague
and friend, we are happy to see him bring his tremendous energy and
talent to the important work of advancing energy analytics in a time of
unprecedented grid transformation. Given VELCO’s strategic relationship
with Utopus Insights, we look forward to our continued working
relationship with Kerrick and the ongoing value it promises to create
for VELCO and Vermont.”

“I am delighted to have Kerrick Johnson join us at Utopus Insights,”
said Chandu Visweswariah, President and CEO of Utopus Insights.
“Kerrick’s deep knowledge of utilities, mastery of message, passion and
sheer ebullience are just what we need to replicate our energy analytics
success in Vermont all over the world.”

About Utopus Insights

Utopus Insights is an innovation leader with a rich pedigree in energy
analytics and software, and a world-class ecosystem of applications. The
company’s mission is to accelerate an era of distributed, reliable,
clean and cost-effective energy. Its solutions offer a system of insight
to optimally plan and orchestrate the grid of today and tomorrow by
combining industry expertise with deep analytics to convert data into
actionable insights. For more information, please visit: www.utopusinsights.com.

Contacts

Utopus Insights, Inc.
Margaret Walsh, +1-914-257-7254
[email protected]