Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Chief Executive Officer Transition
On August 5, 2021, Sunrun Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, effective August 31, 2021, Ms. Lynn Jurich would transition from her position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company to the role of Co-Executive Chair of the Company and that Ms. Mary Powell would be appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company. There were no disagreements between Ms. Jurich and the Company.
Amendment of Ms. Jurich’s Employment Letter
On August 5, 2021, Ms. Jurich entered into an Amendment to Confirmatory Employment Letter with Sunrun (the “Amended Employment Agreement”) that amends certain provisions of the Confirmatory Employment Letter, dated May 8, 2015, by and between Sunrun and Ms. Jurich. The Amended Employment Agreement provides that Ms. Jurich would resign as Chief Executive Officer on August 31, 2021 and transition to the role of Co-Executive Chair of the board of directors. Pursuant to the Amended Employment Agreement, Ms. Jurich will receive a base salary of $200,000 (representing 25% of her current base salary) and will be eligible for a target bonus of 125% of her adjusted base salary.
Ms. Jurich’s employment is at-will. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Jurich and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Jurich was appointed as Co-Executive Chair, effective August 31, 2021. There are also no family relationships between Ms. Jurich and any director or executive officer of the Company, and she has no direct or indirect interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The foregoing is a summary only and does not purport to be a complete description of all of the terms, provisions and agreements contained in the Amended Employment Agreement, and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amended Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Appointment of Ms. Powell as Chief Executive Officer
On August 5, 2021, Ms. Powell entered into an employment agreement with the Company (“Powell Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which she shall commence her role as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on August 31, 2021 and will also continue in her role as a member of the Company’s board of directors.
Ms. Powell, age 60, has served as a member of Sunrun’s board of directors since February 2018. From 2008 to 2019, Powell served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power Corporation (formerly NYSE:GMP), an electric services company that serves 75% of the State of Vermont’s residential and business customers. Her previous roles at Green Mountain Power Corporation included serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer from 2001-2008, and as Senior Vice President, Customer and Organizational Development from 1999-2001. Powell is nationally recognized for her work disrupting the energy system and has received numerous industry awards, including being named Utility Dive’s 2019 “Executive of the Year” in recognition for her leadership of Vermont’s investor-owned utility to prioritize and deliver on customer-choice distributed energy solutions. Prior to joining GMP in 1998, Mary held executive roles within the banking industry, and served in state government. Powell currently serves on the board of directors CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB), a global IT and business consulting services firm, and recently served on the board of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (NYSE: HE), the largest utility in Hawaii. Powell also recently chaired the board of Climate Change Crisis Real Impact | Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: CLII), a former special-purpose acquisition corporation that combined with EVgo Services and enabled the fast-charging network for electric vehicles to become a publicly listed company. Ms. Powell holds an Associate’s degree from Keene State College.
