Centuri Names Ryan Palazzo President of U.S. Gas Operations
Centuri Holdings has appointed industry veteran Ryan Palazzo as President of U.S. Gas, strengthening leadership as demand for natural gas infrastructure services grows across North America.
(P&GJ) — Centuri Holdings, Inc. has appointed energy industry veteran Ryan Palazzo as President of U.S. Gas, where he will oversee the company’s gas infrastructure segment — representing about half of Centuri’s total revenue.
Palazzo brings more than 30 years of experience in pipeline and energy infrastructure construction, including leadership roles at U.S. Pipeline, CH2M Hill (now part of Jacobs Engineering Group), and El Paso Corporation, which was acquired by Kinder Morgan in 2011. Most recently, he served as President of the Pipeline Group at Primoris Corporation, leading multiple business units and driving significant revenue growth.
“In response to our customer demand, the addition of Ryan to our team not only responds to their needs of building further growth capability but strengthens our leadership team in support of increasing our focus on market expansion while maintaining our best-in-class safety and service quality,” said Centuri President and CEO Christian Brown. “Ryan’s decades of strategic industry experience, coupled with his track record of success and unique insights, make him an ideal leader as we enhance Centuri’s focus on top tier earnings growth, and sharpen our ability to deliver sustainable value for our shareholders.”
Palazzo holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Centuri, based in Phoenix, provides utility infrastructure services across the United States and Canada, supporting regulated utilities in building and maintaining energy networks that power millions of homes and businesses.