Comverge Announces Appointments to its Board of Directors

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comverge, Inc. (Nasdaq: COMV), a leading provider of smart grid, demand management and energy efficiency solutions, today announced the appointment of A. Laurence Jones, Joseph M. O'Donnell and Scott B. Ungerer to its Board of Directors effective October 26, 2009.

Mr. Jones is chief executive officer and president of StarTek, Inc. (NYSE: SRT), a $274 million provider of outsourced call center and customer support services for the communications industry. Since he joined StarTek in 2007, the organization has achieved double digit revenue growth, restructured its North American call center platform and initiated a global expansion strategy. Mr. Jones brings to Comverge his extensive experience in marketing services, enterprise software, financial information services and IT services.

Mr. O'Donnell brings more than 30 years of sales and technology experience to his new role with Comverge. Most recently he served as chief executive of Inmar, Inc., a leading provider of technology-driven logistics and supply chain software and services. Prior to Inmar, he was Chairman and CEO of Artesyn Technologies for 12 years. Mr. O'Donnell currently serves on the boards of Comverse Technology and The University of Tennessee College of Business.

Mr. Ungerer is the founder and a managing director of EnerTech Capital, a pioneer in the CleanTech space that has been successfully investing in energy and clean energy technology companies since 1996. His experience in the energy and power markets has spanned his 29 year career beginning with Atlantic Electric in 1980, including his role as president and chief operating officer of Atlantic Energy Enterprises. Mr. Ungerer previously served on Comverge's board of directors from October 2003 to January 2008 and currently serves on the boards of Intellon Corporation and privately held CURRENT Group LLC, Tangent Energy Solutions, The Nanosteel Company and CoaLogix and is a member of the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) Venture Advisory Board.

"We are very pleased to welcome these new members to our Board of Directors," stated Alec G. Dreyer, Comverge's Chairman. "Their industry background and experience will strengthen our Board and we look forward to their contributions as Comverge continues its leadership role in the clean energy and demand response industry."

About Comverge

Comverge, with over 3,300 megawatts of clean energy capacity under management, is a leading provider of clean energy solutions that improve grid reliability and supply electric capacity on a more cost-effective basis than conventional alternatives by reducing base load and peak load energy consumption. For more information, visit www.comverge.com.

    For Additional Information
    Kristin Mastrandrea
    Communications Manager
    Comverge, Inc.
    973-434-7157
    kmastrandrea@comverge.com

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