3 - Echelon Appoints Enel SpA's Livio Gallo to its Board of Directors

Leading international utility executive will add deep smart grid industry expertise to Echelon's Board

Echelon announced the appointment of Livio Gallo, Managing Director of the Networks and Infrastructures Division of Enel SpA and CEO of Enel Distribuzione SpA, the largest Italian utility, to the Echelon board of directors effective immediately. As the top operational executive at Enel, among his other responsibilities, Mr. Gallo oversees its 32 million smart meter system in Italy and its drive to bring the smart grid to key geographies worldwide.

 "The relationship between Enel and Echelon goes back more than a decade. Echelon contributed with their leading communication technology to deploy ENEL Telegestore project that is still the largest Smart Metering system in operation worldwide. Now, we share a vision of extending intelligence to the edge of the grid," said Livio Gallo, Managing Director of the Networks and Infrastructures Division of Enel SpA and CEO of Enel Distribuzione SpA. "I look forward to joining the board of Echelon and supporting management to make this a reality."