Board Appoints John Scribante as CEO and Neal Verfuerth as Chairman Emeritus/Founder

Orion Energy Systems Inc. OESX, a leading power technology enterprise, announced today that John H. Scribante has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and that current Chief Executive Officer, Neal R. Verfuerth, has been provided with the new title of Chairman Emeritus/Founder. Mr. Scribante was also appointed to the Company's Board of Directors for a term to expire in 2014. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Scribante served as President of Orion Engineered Systems Division since August 2009, after serving as the Company's Senior Vice President of Business Development since 2007. Mr. Scribante served as the Company's Vice President of Sales from 2004 until 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Scribante co-founded and served as chief executive officer of Xe Energy, LLC, a distribution company that specialized in marketing energy reduction technologies, from 2003 to 2004. From 1996 to 2003, he co-founded and served as president of Innovize, LLC, a company that provided outsourcing services to mid-market manufacturing companies.