Brookfield Renewable Power Selects SilkRoad technology's Life Suite

Press Release - Winston Salem, NC

SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today Brookfield Renewable Power's U.S. Operations group has selected SilkRoad's Life Suite, including OpenHire for recruiting management, RedCarpet for onboarding and life events, and Eprise for employee intranet and content management. Together these solutions will further support Brookfield Renewable Power's strong commitment to attracting and retaining the best talent available.

In the United States, Brookfield Renewable Power owns and operates 100 hydropower facilities, providing enough clean energy to electrify over 600,000 average U.S. households each year.  The company has holdings in nine states, with its U.S. headquarters is in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

'We selected the SilkRoad applications for their versatility and ease of use, which will allow our U.S. HR team to more efficiently and effectively service our remote workforce,' said Matthew Cook, Director of Human Resources for Brookfield Renewable Power's U.S. Operations. 'SilkRoad will streamline our recruiting, on-boarding, orientation, and internal communication processes so that we can focus on more value-added opportunities for our employees and business.'

SilkRoad's OpenHire intelligent search feature reads and understands both resumes and job descriptions, automatically identifying individuals best suited to a specific position and returning a list ranked by probability of placement. The comprehensive OpenHire Career Portal Studio is directed specifically at providing information to candidates on careers and job openings, as well as a means to deliver an organization's talent brand.

RedCarpet, the number one employee onboarding and life events solution on the market, goes beyond just onboarding to handle any employee life cycle event. In addition to onboarding, these transitions can include offboarding, promotion, transfers, mergers and acquisitions, medical leaves and any other life event an employee may experience. Content that a company wishes to deliver to an employee during such a transition is provided through a completely customizable portal. This information can include welcome messages, a wide range of useful information including schedules, training and contact information, electronic forms capabilities and easy access to all supporting materials applicable to their particular employee transition.

SilkRoad's Eprise is a powerful intranet solution that makes HR more effective at getting accurate and current information to all. The self-service portal has the latest information on life events and includes manager coaching tips. Non-technical business users can manage content and web-based documents through easy-to-use editing tools with Eprise that require no technical knowledge. Customizable security levels give you the ability to deliver targeted content to specific audiences, while protecting your mission critical intellectual property. With approval workflow and version control features, you can ensure that the most up-to-date information is always available, 24/7.

About Brookfield Renewable Power

Brookfield Renewable Power Inc., wholly-owned by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., has more than 100 years of experience as an owner, operator and developer of hydroelectric power facilities.  Its total portfolio includes more than 165 generating facilities with approximately 4,100 megawatts of capacity. It also has a significant hydroelectric and wind project pipeline. Brookfield Renewable Power's operations are primarily located in North America and Brazil.  Brookfield Asset Management Inc., focused on property, power and infrastructure assets, has approximately US$80 billion of assets under management and is listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbols BAM and BAM.A, respectively, and on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol BAMA. For more information, please visit Brookfield Renewable Power's website at www.brookfieldpower.com and Brookfield Asset Management's website at www.brookfield.com.

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