SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY) today announced that it has promoted Executive Vice President of Global Capital
Markets Radford Small to the role of Chief Financial Officer, reporting to CEO Lyndon Rive.
Mr. Small, among the most experienced executives in renewable energy finance, has enjoyed a successful tenure at SolarCity,
where he helped the company create approximately $3 billion in new financing for solar projects.
"Rad" initially joined SolarCity in 2015 to oversee financial business development and investor relations, and his role has
steadily expanded to include all of the company's global capital markets activity.
"Rad has been a tremendous asset—he's excelled at everything we've put on his plate—and he brings an incredibly valuable
skillset to a potential combination of Tesla and SolarCity," said CEO Lyndon Rive. "This promotion
largely reflects the reality of the current roles and responsibilities in SolarCity's finance department. Rad has been leading
our efforts in the capital markets for some time, and has been playing an increasingly visible role in financial planning and
analysis, investor relations and accounting."
Mr. Small originally joined SolarCity from Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a Managing Director and Chief Operating
Officer for the Clean Technology and Renewables group. Over his 17 year career in the Investment Banking Division, he raised more
than $20 billion in financing and worked on over $25 billion of
mergers and acquisitions transactions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from University of
California at Berkeley, a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School and Master of Laws (LLM) degree from New York University School of Law.
SolarCity also announced that President Tanguy Serra, who previously oversaw finance as part of
his responsibilities, will be departing SolarCity at the end of the year, following the anticipated acquisition of the company by
Tesla. Mr. Serra helped the company achieve new breakthroughs in operations costs, and helped recruit an extremely strong finance
team to the company, including Mr. Small.
"Tanguy has played a pivotal role in helping SolarCity achieve the lowest operations costs in the solar industry," said Rive.
"He is extremely talented, but due to overlap at the new company, he is going to pursue a new venture. I'm grateful for
everything Tanguy has contributed to SolarCity."
About SolarCity
SolarCity® (NASDAQ: SCTY) provides clean energy. The company has disrupted the century-old energy industry by providing
renewable electricity directly to homeowners, businesses and government organizations for less than they spend on utility bills.
SolarCity gives customers control of their energy costs to protect them from rising rates. The company makes solar energy easy by
taking care of everything from design and permitting to monitoring and maintenance. Visit the company online at www.solarcity.com and follow the company on Facebook & Twitter.
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Additional Information about the Proposed Transaction and Where To Find It
In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 31, 2016 among SolarCity, Tesla and D Subsidiary,
Inc. (the "Merger"), on August 31, 2016, Tesla filed preliminary materials with the SEC, including
a Registration Statement on Form S-4, including a joint proxy statement/prospectus. These materials are not yet final and have
been amended. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF SOLARCITY ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS, ALL AMENDMENTS TO THESE MATERIALS,
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website (http://ir.tesla.com) (for documents filed with the SEC
by Tesla).
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joint proxy statement/prospectus contained in the Form S-4 filed by Tesla with the SEC on August 31,
2016.
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