10 UGI operations leaders
Vice President, Operations, Vice President - Natural Gas and Electric Operations and Vice President Operations are current titles held by these UGI operations leaders, alongside senior directors and directors of territory, regional and support operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at UGI from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brian Heintzelman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · UGI Energy Services
Brian Heintzelman has been Vice President Operations at UGI Energy Services since July 2023, based in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, and also lists Director Of Engineering there since 2018. Brian Heintzelman was Engineering Manager at UGI Energy Services from 2016 to 2018 and describes technical knowledge of natural gas facilities with experience mainly in midstream projects.
Chris Clancy
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations- Noth Region · UGI Utilities, Inc.
Chris Clancy has been Director Operations- Noth Region at UGI Utilities, Inc. since September 2019, based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and describes a focus on improving the safety and efficiency of the workforce. Chris Clancy was Manager of Operations at UGI Utilities from 2013 to 2019 and Damage Prevention and Claims Administrator there from 2010 to 2013.
Christopher Brown
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Natural Gas and Electric Operations · UGI Utilities, Inc.
Christopher Brown has been Vice President - Natural Gas and Electric Operations at UGI Utilities, Inc. since April 2025, based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Christopher Brown was Vice President Operations at UGI Utilities from 2023 to 2025, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer there from 2023 to 2025 and Senior Director - Operations South Region from 2015 to 2019.
Geoff Auchter
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Operations Support · AmeriGas
Geoff Auchter has been Sr. Director, Operations Support at AmeriGas since June 2025, based in Exton, Pennsylvania. Geoff Auchter was Group Director, Supply Chain at AmeriGas from 2022 to 2025, Director, Routing Automation and Optimization there from 2020 to 2022 and Supply Chain Manager from 2015 to 2020, and lists supply chain network design, logistics and transportation work.
James Palkovic
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations - Western Region · AmeriGas
James Palkovic was Vice President, Operations - Western Region at AmeriGas from 2012 to 2024, a role that has ended, directing sales, growth, productivity and safe operations of AmeriGas locations across western states including California, Arizona, Washington and Alaska. James Palkovic has been Chief Operating Officer at Minuteman Security & Life Safety since September 2024.
Jennifer Ibold
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations · AmeriGas
Jennifer Ibold has been Vice President, Operations at AmeriGas since March 2026. Jennifer Ibold was Senior Director of Territory Operations - West Division at AmeriGas from 2024 to 2026, Director of Territory Operations there from 2022 to 2024 and Area Sales Manager from 2015 to 2022, and describes cultivating high performing teams and delivering customer experiences across the territory.
Jill Walter, PE
LinkedInExperience: Director - Operations South Region · UGI Utilities, Inc.
Jill Walter, PE has been Director - Operations South Region at UGI Utilities, Inc. since January 2023, working in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Jill Walter, PE was Regional Director at INTREN from 2018 to 2023, Director of Safety & Quality at I.B. Abel from 2016 to 2018 and Manager - Distribution Portfolio Management at PPL Corporation from 2012 to 2015.
Marc Nicklas
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations (Territory Manager) Regional Operations Leadership · AmeriGas
Marc Nicklas has been Director of Operations (Territory Manager) Regional Operations Leadership at AmeriGas since September 2021, based in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and describes leading regional operations across a four-state territory covering West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Marc Nicklas was Operations Manager ACE at AmeriGas from 2019 to 2020 and District General Manager there from 2015 to 2017.
Robert Beard
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operations Officer · UGI Corporation
Robert Beard was Chief Operations Officer at UGI Corporation from 2022 to 2024, a role that has ended, and describes working on the senior leadership team to carry out the company's strategy. Robert Beard was Executive Vice President - Natural Gas at UGI Corporation from 2018 to 2022 and Chief Executive Officer at UGI Utilities, Inc. from 2011 to 2024, based in the Lancaster Metropolitan Area.
Robert Cassidy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Territory Operations - West · AmeriGas
Robert Cassidy has been Senior Director Territory Operations - West at AmeriGas since May 2026, based in the Greater Phoenix Area. Robert Cassidy was Director Territory Operations at AmeriGas from 2020 to 2026, Area Director there from 2014 to 2020 and District Manager from 2010 to 2014, and describes driving operational excellence and profitable growth in energy distribution and logistics.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's operations area, whether AmeriGas propane territories, UGI Utilities natural gas and electric operations, UGI Energy Services, or operations support, to the decision you face. Check when each person started their current role, or when a past role ended, to judge how recent their view of it is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your operations role at UGI?
- 02How do you plan delivery routes, crews and fleet for seasonal swings in propane and gas demand?
- 03What have you learned about improving safety performance across field operations?
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