Edison International’s (NYSE:EIX) board of directors has elected Sam Ramraj vice president of investor relations, effective June 16, 2017.

"We are pleased to have a person of Sam’s experience and skill joining the Edison International team to lead our investor relations program," said Maria Rigatti, Edison International executive vice president and chief financial officer. Ramraj will succeed Scott Cunningham, who will be retiring at the end of June.

Ramraj has more than 20 years of experience in corporate investor relations and sell-side equity research and currently serves as vice president of investor relations for Tesoro Corporation. Tesoro Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products. He also held various investor relations roles at URS Corporation, which was acquired by AECOM Technology Corporation in 2014, and was an equity research analyst with various investment banks, including Lehman Brothers, Salomon Smith Barney, and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.

Ramraj earned an MBA in Finance & Investments at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and a Master of Commerce degree in Accounting at Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu, India. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting at PSG College of Arts & Sciences, also located in Tamil Nadu.

About Edison International

Edison International (NYSE:EIX), through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power, as well as a provider of energy services and technologies, including renewable energy. Headquartered in Rosemead, California, Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities. Edison International is also the parent company of Edison Energy Group, a portfolio of competitive businesses that provide commercial and industrial customers with energy management and procurement services and distributed solar generation. Edison Energy Group companies are independent from Southern California Edison.