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Another shake-up at the top for Vivint Solar?

November 13, 2013Tess Nacelewicz

[UPDATE ON NOV. 14: I heard back late yesterday from SolarCity, which confirmed that Vivint Solar COO Brendon Merkley has joined SolarCity. Molly Canales, a communications associate with that company, told me in an email, "Brendon has accepted an offer to join SolarCity and we're excited to welcome him aboard." So my report below is no longer speculative.] Vivint Solar has been making headlines of late regarding the rapid success of the 2-year-old business and the new round of financing it just secured....

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Energy market expert tapped as Vivint Solar's new EVP

October 28, 2013SSN Staff

PROVO, Utah—Thomas Plagemann has joined Vivint Solar as executive vice president and head of capital markets, the company recently announced. Vivint Solar is a division of home automation/home security provider Vivint. Plagemann formerly was managing director of Santander Global Banking & Markets. With 20 years experience in energy and infrastructure financing and investments, Plagemann will develop Vivint Solar's tax equity and capital markets fundraising, leading financing beyond its current...

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Vivint Solar gets new CEO

September 5, 2013SSN Staff

PROVO, Utah—Greg Butterfield has been named the new CEO of Vivint Solar, the residential solar integrator announced in a Sept. 5 news release. Butterfield comes to Vivint Solar, a division of home automation/home security provider Vivint, with more than 25 years executive-level experience in the software and network systems management industries. Vivint President Alex Dunn has served as interim CEO since Tanguy Serra left the company in April. "This is a critical expansion period for Vivint...

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