Effective December 12, 2012, Pernix Group Inc. Board of Directors has appointed Don J. Gunther to fill the Board seat recently vacated by Mr. Jeffrey Adams, whose resignation was previously announced. Mr. Gunther has also joined the Compensation Committee of the Board, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Adams' resignation. Mr. Gunther, age 73, is Chairman of the Board of INgage Networks.

He is also a director of WPX Energy Inc. Prior to his appointment as a director, Mr. Gunther served as a consultant to the Company, providing various consulting and business development services on an hourly and daily fee basis, as requested by the company.