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John Flaugher headshot
President and Chief Executive Officer

John Flaugher 
Jonathan Cato headshot
Chief Operating Officer

Jonathan Cato
Andrii Petruk Headshot
Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Andrii Petruk
Shane Albritton Headshot
General Counsel

Shane Albritton
Ryan RIchardson Headshot
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing

Ryan Richardson
Grace Knox-Perry Headshot
Vice President Human Resources

Grace Knox-Perry
Sunita Gogineni Headshot
Vice President Information Technology

Sunita Gogineni
President and Chief Executive Officer

John Flaugher 

In addition to his roles with Impact Management Consulting and Suez Water Advanced Solutions,
John Flaugher spent two decades at Nalco Chemical Company advancing to executive level roles
at the global water and process solutions provider. Mr. Flaugher has also held Board membership
and Board advisory roles with multiple companies in the water and chemical industry.

Chief Operating Officer

Jonathan Cato

Jonathan Cato is the Chief Operating Officer of USG Water Solutions (USG). In this capacity, he oversees all lines of business as well as the Operations group and the company’s 11 service centers to deliver consistent results. Prior to joining USG, Jonathan spent 10 years in the mining industry as a chemical process engineer.  He holds a Bachelor of Materials Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Andrii Petruk

Prior to joining USG Water Solutions in 2020, Andrii Petruk spent 13 years with Ernst & Young (“EY”), a global provider of accounting, assurance, advisory, and other professional services. At EY, Dr. Petruk held roles of increasing responsibility serving public Fortune 500 companies as well as PE-backed companies in infrastructure, technology, consumer products, advertising, and other industries. Dr. Petruk holds a PhD in Economics from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

General Counsel

Shane Albritton

Shane is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of USG Water Solutions (USG) and its subsidiaries. In this capacity, he serves as legal advisor to the executive managers and oversees the company’s legal, insurance, and governance functions. Prior to USG, Shane was the VP, Legal and Risk Management at SUEZ Advanced Solutions. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor degree from Mercer University.

Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing

Ryan Richardson

Ryan is a life-long resident of Georgia with a B.S. in Business Administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Ryan has 22 years of technical sales and sales leadership experience selling long-term maintenance contracts, capital equipment, and analytical instrumentation solutions to municipal and industrial clients in the water and energy sectors. Prior to joining USG Water Solutions, Ryan was the North American Services Growth Leader for Honeywell.

Vice President Human Resources

Grace Knox-Perry

Grace is an experienced HR professional with over 25 years of Human Resources background in both global and domestic HR. She has an MS Degree and has her SPHR and SCP certifications. Grace has worked in all areas of the HR profession. As the VP of HR, Grace brings her knowledge, leadership, and passion to make USG Water Solutions an employer of choice. She has 12 plus years of experience in the engineering and utilities industry.

Vice President Information Technology

Sunita Gogineni

Sunita is a Computer Science Engineer from MIT India, with 26 years of IT experience in driving major technology transformation, modernization, implementing global ERP projects, and system integrations within intricate IT landscapes. She led and delivered enterprise restructuring, M&As and spin offs. Her diverse industry experience spans utilities, safety, services, financial, manufacturing, supply chain & distribution, engineering, and gaming. She joined USG in 2017 and is responsible for IT strategy, driving digital transformation, and leading innovative business technology solutions.

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