FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Viking Electric Hires New Solar Sales Specialist Minneapolis, Minnesota – (Nov. 3, 2023). Electrical distributor and services provider, Viking Electric, announced that Randolph (Randy) Moberg has joined the company as its new Solar Sales Specialist. Randy brings 32 years of industry experience to Viking Electric, including 15 years of dedicated service to the solar industry. In his new role, Randy will work closely with the company’s sales team to drive the growth of the solar business at Viking Electric. “We are excited for the addition of Randy, and the wealth of solar product and customer experience he brings to his position,” said Dean Dobitz, Viking Electric’s Vice President of Industrial Sales. “His knowledge and industry relationships will serve us well in our voyage into the solar market.” ### Viking Electric is a wholesale electrical distributor and solutions provider with 22 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago. The company was founded in 1964, in St. Paul, Minnesota and serves residential and commercial electrical contractors, industrial, tool, and related markets. The company stocks more than 30,000 products from 400 manufacturers including electrical supplies, lighting, power tools, hand tools, wire and cable, automation, data com, switchgear, and more. Viking Electric is a Sonepar Company. VikingElectric.com Sonepar is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in B-to-B distribution of electrical products, solutions and related services. Through a dense network of 80 brands spanning 40 countries, Sonepar has an ambitious transformation agenda to become the first global B-to-B electrical distributor to provide a fully digitalized and synchronized omnichannel experience to all customers. Drawing on the skill and passion of its 44,000 associates, Sonepar had sales of €32.4 billion in 2022. www.sonepar.com Contact: Lynn Peterson Lynn.peterson@vikingelectric.com 451 Industrial Blvd NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 Phone: 612-627-1120