Effective January 21, 2013, the Board of Directors of Summer Energy Holdings, Inc. appointed Neil M. Leibman, 52, to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Prior to this appointment, since 2006, Mr. Leibman was Chairman and CEO of Aspen Pipeline, LP. Since 2006 Mr. Leibman has been an officer of Horizon Power and Light, LLC (Horizon) and REP Energy, LLC (REP Energy).

Mr. Leibman served, from 2001-2005, as Chairman and CEO of Gexa Energy Corp. Prior to his time at Gexa, Mr. Leibman was an entrepreneur and corporate attorney, investing in and advising a variety of companies. Mr. Leibman currently serves on the board of the Texas Rangers, the Texas Rangers Foundation, Tumbleweed Resources, LLC and the St.

Francis Episcopal Day School. Mr. Leibman has previously served as a director of both private and public companies, as well as a director of various charitable organizations. Roderick L. Danielson, the company's former President and Chief Executive Officer, will now serve as the company's President of Supply Management.

In such position, Mr. Danielson will continue to oversee risk management, wholesale power purchases, customer load forecasting, balancing, settlement, and scheduling functions for the company. In addition, Mr. Danielson has resigned as a member of the Board. Mr. Leibman will now serve as a member of the Board, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Danielson's resignation.