CTO of ABM, EVP of Ecolab Join Board of UGI

Contributed by BSM Staff

VALLEY FORGE, PA -- UGI Corporation, a distributor of energy products and services, has announced that Melanie Ruiz, CTO of ABM, and David Bingenheimer, EVP of Ecolab Digital, were appointed as directors of UGI Corporation, effective November 1, 2024.

Ruiz serves as Chief Information and Technology Officer for ABM Industries, a position she has held since joining ABM in 2020. ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility solutions that includes janitorial, engineering, parking, electrical & lighting, energy solutions, HVAC & mechanical, landscape & turf, and mission critical solutions.

Her responsibilities at ABM Industries include leading ABM’s enterprise-wide technology strategy and operations as well as ABM’s robust cybersecurity and infrastructure program. Prior to ABM Industries, Ms. Ruiz served as Chief Information Officer, Americas (2017-2020) for Cushman & Wakefield and as Vice President of Technology (2009-2017) for Scientific Games.

Bingenheimer is Executive Vice President and General Manager, Ecolab Digital, for Ecolab Inc., a provider of water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources.

He joined Ecolab in 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Previously, he served as Chief Digital Information Officer (2018 – 2021) and Vice President – Information Technology (2017 – 2022) for Honeywell. Prior to Honeywell, Bingenheimer served as the Chief Information Officer for the flooring segment of Mohawk Industries and held information technology roles of increasing responsibility at several industrial and manufacturing companies.

Mario Longhi, UGI’s interim president and CEO and Chairman of the board, said, “We are looking forward to welcoming Melanie and David to our Board of Directors. The breadth and depth of Melanie’s and David’s expertise and experience in IT, strategy and operations will add significant value to UGI’s Board. We believe their unique skillsets will enhance our capabilities as a Board as we seek to deliver on UGI’s long-term strategy.”

UGI offers safe, reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions to customers through its subsidiaries, which provide natural gas transmission and distribution, electric generation and distribution, midstream services, propane distribution, renewable natural gas generation, distribution and marketing, and energy marketing services.

For more about UGI Corporation, go to www.ugicorp.com.