Sunrun Announces Nomination of Sonita Lontoh for Election to the Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services provider, today announced the nomination of Sonita Lontoh to stand for election to the company’s board of directors as a Class III director at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for June 3, 2021. If elected, Ms. Lontoh will serve for a three-year term until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

Ms. Lontoh is an accomplished leader with unique insight and foresight at the intersection of innovation, digital transformation, and customer experience. Over her more than two decades of extensive experience, she has led and advised on innovative, customer-centric programs that have delivered positive impacts to businesses, consumers, and society. Since April 2018, Ms. Lontoh has served as the Global Head of Marketing of the Personalization, 3D Printing, and Digital Manufacturing business of HP Inc. Ms. Lontoh previously served as Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Digital Grid NA, at Siemens AG, from February 2016 to April 2018. Previously, Ms. Lontoh served as the Director of Marketing of Trilliant, from February 2011 to February 2016. Earlier in her career, Ms. Lontoh served at PG&E. Ms. Lontoh currently serves on the board of advisors of the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California Berkeley, a Master of Engineering in Logistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. with a focus on strategy and marketing from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

"We are delighted with the nomination of Sonita to Sunrun's board of directors," said Ed Fenster, Chairman of Sunrun’s board of directors. "Sonita’s extensive experience building businesses and her knowledge of marketing, distributed networks, and digital transformation will bring significant expertise and perspective to our board of directors."

“Sonita knows what it takes to deliver great customer experiences and scale multibillion-dollar enterprises,” said Lynn Jurich, Sunrun’s CEO. "She will be a valuable addition to our board of directors and a tremendous resource in helping us achieve our mission of creating a planet run by the sun."

“I am delighted to be nominated for election to the Sunrun board,” said Sonita Lontoh. “Sunrun’s strong commitment to innovation, customer satisfaction, and impact creation is impressive and aligned with my own values. I look forward to collaborating with the board and leadership team as Sunrun works to deliver on the promise of enabling safe, reliable, resilient, affordable, and clean energy for all.”