Doug Sansom Appointed Chief Operating Officer of BPL Global

Distribution Intelligence Company Taps Telecommunications Veteran for Leading Management Role 

PITTSBURGH, PA., June 26, 2007 – BPL Global™, Ltd., an international leader in Distribution Intelligence and Broadband over Power Line Solutions, announced today that is has appointed H. Douglas Sansom to the position of Chief Operating Officer. In this position, Mr. Sansom will be responsible for managing the operations, leveraging implementation of the company business model across six continents. He will oversee the establishment of local strategic partnerships and ensure that the local strategy appropriately complements the global strategy of the company. With professional and executive experience from communications leader Comcast, Mr. Sansom brings an impressive pedigree to BPL Global.

“I’m very pleased to join BPL Global at such an exciting juncture in the company’s development,” said Sansom. “The convergence of communications, software and microprocessor technology will be transformational for the utility industry on a global scale – the fact that communications technology can impact efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. BPL Global is working on exciting joint ventures to see real changes in electricity efficiency, distribution automation and reliability on the electric grid, while bringing Internet to a wider range of the world’s populations.”

Doug was most recently Senior Vice President for Comcast's Three Rivers Region located in Pittsburgh, providing video, voice and data service to over 800,000 customers in four states. For the past eight years he managed the daily operations in Comcast cable systems to deliver the technical support, customer service and marketing necessary to launch new products and to grow the business. From 1995 to 1999 he was Assistant Vice President for marketing at GTE Wireless. In Atlanta, Doug led a combined team of database and customer service professionals to successfully launch a direct marketing channel. This new channel efficiently reached target customers, selling over 500,000 cell phones within two years. Doug learned marketing at Procter & Gamble working on Dawn, Cascade and Gain brands. Doug graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and with a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

“Doug brings a rare blend of expertise in technology, marketing and customer acquisition and service to our company,” said Keith Schaefer, CEO, BPL Global. “We believe there is no better choice than Doug for management of our overall operations – from his deep understanding of distribution and communications markets, to his acumen for global business best practices, marketing, sales and strategic partnerships. Doug has the leadership skills and experience to take our company to the next level of execution and deliver the success we have firmly in our sights.”

BPL Global forms joint ventures with electric utilities and Internet service providers (ISPs), ensuring heightened reliability and efficiency of utility grids through distribution intelligence initiatives, while providing data, voice and eventually video broadband services over power lines to multi-occupancy buildings, businesses, government agencies, and consumers. The company’s integrated platform of distribution intelligence applications includes leading solutions for demand management; distribution reliability and business optimization.

About BPL Global
BPL Global, Ltd. is dedicated to leading the transformation of how energy and information are delivered. The company provides Distribution Intelligence Solutions to electric utilities, enabling an intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital productivity. BPL Global provides Broadband Solutions enabling data, voice and video services over power lines to multi-occupancy buildings, businesses, government agencies, and consumers. Operating internationally, the company forms joint ventures with national/regional electric utilities, internet service providers and strategic partners. BPL Global specializes in delivering end-to-end solutions, integrating the best in technology, software, hardware, design, systems integration, and managed services.

Visit BPL Global on the Web at www.bplglobal.net.