SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SunEdison
(NYSE: SUNE), the world's largest renewable energy development
company, has appointed Grey San Francisco to lead their brand
strategy and advertising business.
Grey was selected after a creative shoot-out that involved four
agencies.
In a joint statement, Milan
Martin, President of Grey San Francisco and Curt Detweiler, the agency's Chief Creative
Officer said, "We're honored and excited that a dynamic company
like SunEdison, a true leader in clean energy, has chosen to work
with us. Their vision to transform global energy generation and
distribution is inspiring and we're looking forward to engaging
people around the world."
SunEdison is a $7 billion global
power company that provides solar, wind, and energy storage
solutions to businesses, utilities, and the public sector, and is
now bringing complete clean energy solutions to residential
customers.
Ken Milhous, SunEdison's Director
of Brand and Corporate Communications, said, "Grey's deep
experience in the energy space, their strategic vision and their
creative thinking were all factors in why we're so excited to be
working with them at this important time in our history. They're
wonderful folks and we're going to have a great time building the
SunEdison brand together."
New work is expected to break later this summer.
About Grey
Grey San Francisco is the West
Coast arm of Grey, the advertising network of Grey Group.
Grey Group ranks among the largest global communications
companies. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ : WPPGY).
Under the banner of "Grey Famously Effective Since 1917," the
agency serves a blue-chip roster of many of the world's best known
companies : Procter & Gamble, Symantec and Norton,
GlaxoSmithKline, Diageo, Darden Restaurants, Pfizer, Canon, 3M,
NFL, Boehringer Ingelheim, Marriott Hotels & Resorts,
T.J. Maxx. Grey was recently named
ADWEEK's "Global Agency of the Year" and AD AGE's "Agency of the
Year." (www.grey.com)
About SunEdison
SunEdison is the world's largest renewable energy development
company and is transforming the way energy is generated,
distributed, and owned around the globe. The company manufactures
solar technology and develops, finances, installs, owns and
operates wind and solar power plants, delivering predictably priced
electricity to its residential, commercial, government and utility
customers. SunEdison is one of the world's largest renewable
energy asset managers and provides asset management, operations and
maintenance, monitoring and reporting services for its renewable
energy customers around the world. Corporate headquarters are in
the United States, with additional
offices around the world. SunEdison's common stock is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SUNE." To learn
more visit www.sunedison.com.
Contact: Owen Dougherty
212-546-2551
odougherty@grey.com
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