Global Power Equipment Group Announces Appointment of Luis Manuel Ramirez as President and Chief Executive Officer

Global Power Equipment Group GLPW today announced that, effective as of July 1, 2012, Luis Manuel Ramirez, 45, will be appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Power and as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ramirez joins Global Power after twelve years with GE, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of GE Energy Industrial Solutions, a more than $3 billion global electrical products and services business operating in over 60 countries. In 2012, Ramirez was named one of the top 100 Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid by Greentechmedia.com, and has also held a variety of leadership roles in industry associations. Prior to his employment with GE, Ramirez worked for more than a decade in a number of technology, financial and business roles with Siemens.