Keith Stentiford Named New Regional Vice-President for Alstom Grid North America

Washington, D.C. - Alstom Grid, a global leader in electrical grid technology, today announced the appointment of Keith Stentiford to the newly created position of Regional Vice-President for North America, which includes Canada, Mexico and the United States.

In this new position, Mr. Stentiford is responsible for regional sales, solutions and service operations, and the region’s profit and loss. He is based in Alstom’s U.S. headquarters, located in Washington, D.C., and reports directly to Michel Augonnet, Alstom Grid’s Senior Vice-President Commercial Solutions.

"Alstom Grid’s greatest asset is its people, and their partnering interface with our valued customers will be our differentiator. These fundamentals, coupled with our leading edge technology, will underpin the growth of the region,” commented Stentiford. “I look forward to working with each and every one of them to find creative new ways to address the challenges of a changing grid landscape. In particular, it is the role of Smart Grid solutions that will shape the future.”

Throughout his twenty-five year career, Mr. Stentiford has held multiple senior management positions in the field of power transmission and distribution, including several key positions within Siemens on three different continents. Between 2004 and 2006, he was President and CEO of Spescom Software Inc., a Nasdaq-listed software company based in San Diego, California.

Prior to taking on his new role with Alstom Grid, Stentiford served in various capacities as an officer of Alstom’s Transport division, where he most recently oversaw the company’s North American business operations as President and (Interim) Managing Director.

In addition to his responsibilities as Alstom Grid Regional Vice-President, Mr. Stentiford currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Southwest Energy Alliance, a non-profit trade organization dedicated to building the necessary infrastructure to lead the way to U.S. energy independence and economic revitalization in the Southwest U.S.

A graduate of the Cape College of Advanced Technical Education in Cape Town, South Africa, Mr. Stentiford holds a degree in electrical engineering.

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About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world. It provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,000 people in more than 70 countries, and had sales of over € 23 billion* in 2009/10. (*Pro forma figures)

Alstom Grid, the newest sector of Alstom, formed following the recent acquisition of AREVA’s Transmission activities on 7 June 2010, has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to their customers’ projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with a sales turnover of approximately € 3.5 billion in 2009. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. Its four main business areas are Products, Systems, Automation and Service. At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chain—from power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user.

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Gayle Wooster (Grid Communications, North America)
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